USS Washington (BB-56)
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USS Washington, hull number BB-56, was the second and final member of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washi
Washington in September 1945
Recognition drawing of the North Carolina class
Illustration of North Carolina's main battery turret and barbette structure
Launching on 1 June 1940
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
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USS South Dakota, hull number BB-57, was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American battleships designed after th
USS Washington (BB-56)
…flagship of Rear Admiral Willis Lee. She saw action at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 14–15 November in company with the battleship USS South Dakota and four destroyers. After South Dakota inadvertently drew heavy Japanese fire by sailing too closely to Admiral Nobutake Kondō's squadron, Washington…
USS South Dakota anchored in Norfolk, 1943.
South Dakota's forward turrets; note the various radar sets on the tower mast
South Dakota during her shakedown cruise
South Dakota at the Battle of Santa Cruz