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This painting is unique and original and painted entirely by me. The hull’s 3D form was copied from a photograph and the background details were composed by me. PLEASE NOTE the Links are in the Titles and NOT the Images. Last updated on 1 May 2022.

The USS battleship South Dakota

USS South Dakota was launched in June 1941 and commissioned in March 1942. She was part of Task Force 16 and participated in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands,  and Guadalcanal. In 1943 she operated with the British Home Fleet, patrolling the Norwegian coast where the German battleship Tirpitz was hiding. Thereafter she returned to the Pacific for a second tour of duty in company with battleships South Carolina,  Indiana,  Alabama, Massechusetts and Washington and participated in major actions leading up to the surrender of Japan. She also took part in the bombardment of the Japanese mainland.

Bow view with light anti-aircraft installations

South Dakota main armanent

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