Darwin Erickson, of Revillo, sent KELOLAND News a photo of his coin made from part the USS South Dakota Battleship (BB-57). The USS South Dakota Battleship launched in 1941, was commissioned in ...

When thinking about South Dakota, naval prowess might not be the first thing to come to mind. Still, our state has a strong and proud naval history – from the men and women who have answered the ...

The USS South Dakota served in the Pacific Theater, and she and her crew served well. For a time, the amazing exploits of BB-57 were attributed in newspapers to Battleship X, or Old Nameless.

The USS South Dakota (BB 57) is honored with a museum and mock-up of the ship in Sioux Falls, located on Kiwanis Avenue and West 12th Street. The mission of Battleship South Dakota Memorial is to ...

GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A $2.6 billion submarine named for the state of South Dakota will officially join the U.S. Navy fleet. The 377-foot (115-meter) USS South Dakota will be commissioned Saturday ...

USS South Dakota (BB-57) and USS Indiana (BB-58) were sold and scrapped. Still, USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Alabama (BB-60) were each preserved as museum ships in their name states – and ...

Gee was a witness to history when the South Dakota was anchored near the USS Missouri. He was there as the Japanese surrendered, ending World War II 79 years ago. “I could watch what was going on.

USS South Dakota (SSN 790) is the Navy’s newest nuclear submarine, commissioned on Feb. 2, 2019. It is the 17th Virginia-class attack submarine to join the fleet.

At 10 a.m. Saturday, the USS South Dakota will be officially commissioned. The official command crest for the submarine was designed and approved in 2016. South Dakota students and adults helped de… ...