USS South Dakota
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Three ships of the [[United States Navy]] have been named
'''USS ''South Dakota''''' in honor of [[South Dakota|the 40th state]].
*The first {{USS|South Dakota|ACR-9}}, [[Pennsylvania class cruiser|''Pennsylvania''-class armored cruiser]], escorted troops and convoys during [[World War I]].
*The second {{USS|South Dakota|BB-49}}, was laid down as the [[lead ship]] of [[South Dakota class battleship (1920)|her class]] of [[battleship]], but the entire class was cancelled before they were launched.
*The third {{USS|South Dakota|BB-57}}, the [[lead ship]] of [[South Dakota class battleship (1939)|her class]] of [[battleship]], saw action during [[World War II]].
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