SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57) 
- TYPE: Battleship
- LENGTH: 680 ft (207.26 m)
- BEAM: 108 ft (32.91 m)
- DRAUGHT: 36.3 ft (11.06 m)
- DISPLACEMENT
(NORMAL): 34,563 t
(35,116 tnes) - DISPLACEMENT (FULL
(LOAD): 46,218 t
(46,957 tnes) - MACHINERY: Geared
Turbines
- ARMOR (BELT): 12.2 in
(309.88 mm) - ARMOR (DECK): 1.5 in
(38.1 mm) - ARMOR (TURRETS): 18 in
(457.2 mm) - GUNS: 9x16in; 20x5in
- AA GUNS: 24x40mm;
35x20mm - AIRCRAFT: none
- CREW: 1,793
- LAUNCHED: June 1941
- SPEED: 27.8 knots