 The South Dakota class was a group of four fast battleships built by the United States Navy . They were the second class of battleships to be named after the 40th State ; the first designed in the 1920s and canceled under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty . The class comprised four ships : South Dakota , Indiana , Massachusetts , and Alabama .
The South Dakota class was a group of four fast battleships built by the United States Navy . They were the second class of battleships to be named after the 40th State ; the first designed in the 1920s and canceled under the terms of the