South Dakota class battleship
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South Dakota class battleship may refer to either of two battleship classes of the United States Navy:
- South Dakota class battleship (1920)South Dakota class battleship (1920)The first South Dakota class was a class of six battleships, laid down in 1920 but never completed. These battleships would have been the last dreadnoughts to be commissioned, if the Washington Naval Treaty not caused their cancellation one-third of the way through their construction, they would...
, a class of six ships authorized but never completed - South Dakota class battleship (1939)South Dakota class battleship (1939)The South Dakota-class was a group of four fast battleships built by the United States Navy. They were the second class of battleships to be named after the 40th State; the first class was designed in the 1920s and canceled under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. The class comprised four...
, a class of four ships which saw service in World War II