USS South Dakota 192288 189452264 2008-02-06T07:31:08Z MBK004 4916882 USS templates 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]]. {{shipindex|South Dakota}} [[Category:United States Navy ship names|South Dakota]] [[pl:USS South Dakota]]