USS South Dakota (BB-49) was the lead ship of
her class of battleships, the
second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of
the 40th state. Her keel was laid down
on 15 March 1920 by the New York Navy Yard.
Her construction was suspended on 8 February 1922
at 38.5 percent complete, and canceled 17 August 1923
in accordance with the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty.
She was sold
to the Steel Scrap Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
on 25 October 1923 for scrapping on the slipway.
Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 November 1923.
Her scrapping was reported completed on 15 November 1923.