World War II
American Battleships
South Dakota (BB-57) class
A Study in Blueprints
Volume I
by Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-115 $65.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 119 pages)
Ships of class: USS South Dakota (BB-57), USS Indiana
(BB-58), USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Alabama
(BB-60)
LIST OF BLUEPRINTS
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Scale |
Date of |
Page |
|
Inboard profile, |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
1/32" |
June 9, 1941 |
13-14 |
|
2nd superstructure deck, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
15-16 |
|
Main & 1st superstructure |
do. |
do. |
do. |
17-18 |
|
Splinter deck & hold, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
19-20 |
|
2nd deck & half deck, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
21-22 |
|
3rd bottom & inner |
do. |
do. |
do. |
23-24 |
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Outboard profile, |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
Oct. 4, 1942 |
25-27 |
|
Forward body lines, |
do. |
May 14, 1942 |
28-31 |
|
Aft body lines, |
do. |
do. |
32-35 |
|
Stern, |
do. |
Dec. 28, 1942 |
36-37 |
|
Frames 42 to stem, |
do. |
Nov. 27, 1942 |
38-40 |
|
Shell plating, frame 31 to stem, |
do. |
Nov. 2, 1942 |
41-42 |
|
Shell plating, frame 31 to 73, |
do. |
Nov. 25, 1942 |
43-44 |
|
Shell plating, frame 73 to 113, |
do. |
June 2, 1942 |
45-46 |
|
Side shell plating, frame 113 aft, |
do. |
Nov. 2, 1942 |
47-48 |
|
3rd skin, frame 31 to 81, |
do. |
June 20, 1942 |
49-50 |
|
3rd skin, frame 81 to 113, |
do. |
Mar. 1, 1939 |
51-52 |
|
3rd skin, frame 113 to 1422, |
do. |
Dec. 28, 1942 |
53-54 |
|
Main deck, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Sept. 29, 1942 |
55-59 |
|
Half deck, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Oct. 2, 1942 |
60-61 |
|
1st superstructure deck, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Dec. 10, 1942 |
62-64 |
|
2nd superstructure deck, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Dec. 28, 1942 |
65-67 |
|
Bridge decks, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Oct. 18, 1940 |
68-72 |
|
1st platform, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Mar. 11, 1940 |
73-77 |
|
1st superstructure deck plating, |
do. |
Feb. 29, 1940 |
78-79 |
|
1st superstructure deck, |
do. |
Nov. 4, 1940 |
80-82 |
|
Main deck plating, frame 31 to 73, |
do. |
Nov. 23, 1942 |
83-84 |
|
Main deck plating, frame 73 to 113, |
do. |
Mar. 29, 1940 |
85-86 |
|
Main deck plating, frame 113 to stern, |
do. |
Mar. 13, 1940 |
87-88 |
|
2nd superstructure deck plating, |
do. |
Nov. 23, 1942 |
89-90 |
|
2nd superstructure deck plating, |
do. |
Aug. 23, 1940 |
91-92 |
|
Main deck house, frame 51 to 54, |
do. |
Apr. 16, 1940 |
93-94 |
|
Main deck house, frame 59 to 84, |
do. |
Oct. 16, 1940 |
95-96 |
|
Main deck house, frame 88 to 115, |
do. |
Feb. 12, 1941 |
97-98 |
|
House top plating, |
do. |
Aug. 15, 1940 |
99-100 |
|
1st superstructure deck house, |
do. |
Sept. 4, 1940 |
101-102 |
|
1st superstructure deck house, |
do. |
Jan. 2, 1941 |
103-104 |
|
2nd superstructure deck house, |
do. |
1941 |
105-106 |
|
Insulation & deck covering, main deck, |
do. |
Dec. 10, 1942 |
107-108 |
|
Insulation & deck covering, |
do. |
May 14, 1941 |
109-110 |
|
Insulation & deck covering, bridges, |
do. |
Oct. 9, 1942 |
111-112 |
|
Awnings & awning curtains, |
do. |
Nov. 26, 1942 |
113-114 |
|
General arrg=t.,
of rail awning |
do. |
Dec. 11, 1942 |
115-116 |
|
General arrg=t.,
of rail awning |
do. |
Dec. 10, 1942 |
117-118 |