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USS Lexington Museum Corpus Christi, Texas
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USS South Dakota was the lead ship of the South Dakota - class of battleships and the second ship in the Navy named after the state. Decommissioned on January 31, 1947, the South Dakota spent the next years berthed at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, until stricken from the Navy list on June 1, 1962. On October 25, 1962, the South Dakota was sold to Lipsett Division, Luria Bros. and Co., Inc., for scrap. |
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The South Dakota class consisted of four ships, all constructed at east coast shipyards:
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Battleship South Dakota Memorial |
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This is the shape of the Battleship with some of the artifact from the |
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©All photos are taken and copyrighted by Len Mozey. |
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For more on the Battleship USS South Dakota |
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