World War II
American Battleships
South Dakota (BB-57) class
A Study in Blueprints
Volume II
by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-116 $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 |
Date of |
Page |
|
General arrg=t.,
of rail awning |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
Dec. 12, 1942 |
13-14 |
|
General arrg=t.,
of rail awning |
do. |
Dec. 11, 1942 |
15-16 |
|
Mooring & towing, arrg=t., |
do. |
Apr. 9, 1940 |
17-18 |
|
Sounding boom, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
Sept. 16, 1942 |
19-20 |
|
Fwd boat boom, arrg=t., |
do. |
Sept. 1, 1942 |
21-22 |
|
Aft boat boom, arrg=>t., |
do. |
Sept. 16, 1942 |
23-24 |
|
Boat crane, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Nov. 22, 1942 |
25-26 |
|
General arrg=t., of boat crane, |
C.H. Wheeler Mfg. Co. |
Sept. 13, 1939 |
27-28 |
|
Boat crane kingpost, |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
Nov. 23, 1942 |
29-31 |
|
Boat crane, machining of kingpost & |
do. |
Nov. 21, 1942 |
32-33 |
|
Boat crane, boom details, |
do. |
do. |
34-35 |
|
Boat crane, hoisting gear platform, |
do. |
do. |
36-37 |
|
Boat crane, boom stowage, |
do. |
do. |
38-39 |
|
Airplane crane, arrg=t., |
do. |
Nov. 30, 1942 |
40-42 |
|
Airplane crane, AA@ frame & tie rod, |
do. |
Dec. 15, 1942 |
43-44 |
|
Airplane crane, details of boom, |
do. |
Oct. 29, 1940 |
45-46 |
|
Airplane crane, boom details, |
do. |
Dec. 15, 1942 |
47-48 |
|
Airplane crane, hoisting & rotating |
do. |
May 13, 1942 |
49-50 |
|
Foundation for airplane crane hoisting |
do. |
1942 |
51-52 |
|
Airplane crane, main deck, |
do. |
May 14, 1942 |
253-54 |
|
Airplane crane, 2nd deck, arrg=t.,
of |
do. |
do. |
55-56 |
|
Airplane crane, 3rd deck, arrg=t.,
of |
do. |
May 14, 1942 |
57-58 |
|
Airplane crane, stress diagram for |
do. |
Dec. 12, 1942 |
59-60 |
|
Lashing bitts for airplane truck, |
do. |
Dec. 5, 1942 |
61-62 |
|
Airplane handling, arrg=t., |
do. |
Mar. 3, 1942 |
63-65 |
|
List of 12" vertical ladders above main |
do. |
Dec. 12, 1942 |
66-67 |
|
Arrg=t., of fwd
& aft side ladders, |
do. |
Sept. 17, 1942 |
68-69 |
|
Upper section, conning tower support, |
do. |
Nov. 2, 1942 |
70-71 |
|
4th, 5th & 6th level
platform ploting, |
do. |
Nov. 24, 1941 |
72-73 |
|
Lifting eyes for handling propeller |
do. |
Sept. 16, 1942 |
74-75 |
|
Franklin lifebuoy stowage, |
do. |
do. |
76-77 |
|
Towing spar, |
do. |
Sept. 26, 1939 |
78 |
|
Bow chock, |
do. |
Mar. 29, 1940 |
79-80 |
|
Stern chock, |
do. |
feb. 26, 1940 |
81-82 |
|
Hawse pipe, |
do. |
Nov. 1, 1940 |
83-86 |
|
Chain locker gratings & chain pipes, |
do. |
Apr. 22, 1940 |
87-88 |
|
Anchor hawse pipe & bow chock |
do. |
Nov. 26, 1940 |
89-90 |
|
Rudder post skegs, |
do. |
Aug. 24, 1939 |
91-92 |
|
Outboard shaft bearing casting & |
do. |
Nov. 8, 1939 |
93-96 |
|
Inboard propeller shaft struts, |
do. |
June. 27, 1939 |
97-98 |
|
Breakwater on main deck, |
do. |
Dec. 24, 1942 |
99-100 |
|
16" - 3 gun turrets, access ladders, sheet #1, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
Jan. 2, 1941 |
101-102 |
|
16" - 3 gun turrets, access arrg=t., |
do. |
Nov. 30, 1942 |
103-104 |
|
16" - 3 gun turrets, safety treads & |
do. |
Sept. 15, 1940 |
105-106 |
|
Turret front, left side plate, |
do. |
Dec. 22, 1942 |
107-108 |
|
Turret front, right side plate, |
do. |
do. |
109-110 |
|
Turret front, front plate, |
do. |
do. |
111-112 |
|
Turret front, assembly & bolting of top |
do. |
Jan. 15, 1940 |
113-114 |
|
Lower barbette # II assembly & details, |
do. |
Oct. 7, 1942 |
115-116 |
|
Arrg=t., &
structural details, |
do. |
Jun. 13, 1940 |
117-119 |