USS South Dakota (BB-57) under construction
Here we see the South Dakota class battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 1 October 1940, showing us the armoured protection around one her her main turrets and giving a rare sense of how deep into the ship those turrets went.
How to cite this article:
Rickard, J (4 November 2022), USS South Dakota (BB-57) under construction , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_South_Dakota_BB57_construction.html
