South Dakota-class/Definition

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South Dakota-class [r]: A four-ship class of 35,000 ton U.S. Navy battleship begun just before the Second World War; more compact and better protected than the preceding North Carolina-class, but had the same main battery of nine 16"-45 caliber naval guns in triple turrets.