The nickname for the World War II battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) was "Battleship X" and "Old Nameless", both coined by the press for security reasons after a key engagement at Guadalcanal. Her crew also affectionately called her "SoDak". "Battleship X": This name was used by the press after the Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. Naval intelligence encouraged this secrecy because the Japanese navy believed the ship had been sunk after an earlier battle. "Old Nameless": This was another

13K views · 329 reactions | In early June of 1945, the South Dakota class battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) was caught in a typhoon while operating off of Okinawa. The clip shows her on June 5 with light damage and a destroyed floatplane. #military #navy #usnavy #warship #battleship #history #ww2 #worldwar2 #dreadnought | Navy General Board | Facebook