April 1940, USS South Dakota, BB-57, sister ship of the USS Indiana, under construction, looking forward from Frame #118. NARA #19-N-28532.

21 November 1941 at 1043 Hours the battleship USS Indiana BB-58 was christened and launched, into the James River, by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Newport News, Virginia.

21 November 1941 at 1043 Hours. USS Indiana sliding down the ways after christening.

13 March 1942, In drydock, Newport News Ship Building and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. View under the ships hull, looking aft showing all four propellers. The outer propellers are five-bladed, the inner ones four bladed. This photograph shows the outboard skegs. incorporating the outer propeller shafts. The ships twin rudders are directly aft of the inboard propellers. USNH# NH 93909

13 March 1942. In drydock at the Newport News Ship Building and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia. View of the ship's stern, showing her twin outboard skegs, with five-bladed propellers at their after ends. Four-bladed inboard propellers are faintly visible, with the ship's twin rudders directly aft of them. USNH# NH 93910

30 April 1942, Forward 16 inch guns. Taken after commissioning, before installation of search and fire control radar. NARA #80-G-6692

01 June 1942 Underway off Norfolk for speed trials, starboard front level showing heavy smoke, before application of camouflage and installation of 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns

15 August 1942 Anchored, port level view, in camouflage

15 August 1942, Anchored Hampton Roads

15 August 1942, Underway off Norfolk, starboard front level view, small amount of smoke

04 September 1942, Anchored in Hampton Roads Virginia, stern overhead view, boat cranes in action. USN # N-3238A

04 September 1942, Anchored in Hampton Roads Virginia, starboard rear overhead view, port boat crane out

04 September 1942, Anchored, Hampton Roads, starboard overhead view, rear boat beams extended

04 September 1942 Anchored, Hampton Roads, starboard overhead angle view

04 September 1942, Anchored, Hampton Roads, bow overhead angle view, in camouflage, boat cranes in action. USN # N-3230

17 December 1942, In the Guadalcanal area, starboard back view, taken from USS Saratoga. NARA #80-G-35773

07 November 1943, Anchored, Viti Levu, Nandi of Fiji Islands Group, overhead port view, notice anti-torpedo netting.

28 January 1944, Underway, overhead starboard front view, enroute to attack Taroa airfield on Maloelap in the Marshalls. Taken by a USS Enterprise photographer. NARA #80-G-222923

27 January 1944, Underway port side view, enroute to attack Taroa Airfield on Maloelap in the Marshalls. Taken by a USS Enterprise photographer NH#52661

03 February 1944, Arriving at Majuro Atoll, starboard view showing damage after collision with USS Washington

03 February 1944, Tied up Majuro Atoll, starboard rear level view showing damage after collision with USS Washington

05 February 1944, Anchored at Majuro Atoll after the collision with USS Washington (BB-56). Washington is in the background, tied up to the Repair Ship USS Vestal (AR-04) to utilize the Vestal's anchors, as the Washington's anchors were inoperable. NARA #80-G-275955

05 February 1944, Anchored at Majuro Atoll after the collision with USS Washington (BB-56). With the Destroyer USS Caperton (DD-650). Taken from the Escort Carrier USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62).

May 1944, Underway, port rear overhead angle view, after Pearl Harbor repairs

May 1944, Underway, starboard overhead angle view, after Pearl Harbor repairs

October 1944, In drydock, Puget Sound Navy Yard, bow view.

October 1944, In drydock, Puget Sound Navy Yard, port side.

October 1944, In drydock, Puget Sound Navy Yard, stern view.

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits after overhaul, overhead angle starboard side view

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits after overhaul, overhead angle starboard side view

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits after overhaul, starboard overhead angle view, in color

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits, after overhaul.

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits after overhaul

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits after overhaul

November 1944, Test run, Juan de Fucca Straits after overhaul, bow overhead angle view

12 February 1945, Task Group 58.1 enroute to first fast carrier raids on Japanese Home Islands of 16 and 17 February 1945. Task Group 58.3 in background. Taken by USS Wasp photographer. NARA #80-G-303478

May 1945, Under Kamikaze attack, off of Okinawa.

14 June 1945, Anchored at San Pedro Bay, Leyte.

Task Unit 34.8.1 underway near Kamaishi prior to bombardment on 14 July 1945. USS Indiana in lead followed by USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and the two Heavy Cruisers USS Chicago (CA-136) and USS Quincy (CA-71). Taken from the USS South Dakota (BB-57). NARA #80-G-490143

14 July 1945, Task Unit 34.8.1, Column Right.

14 July 1945, Underway, bombarding Japanese shore targets, first bombardment of Kamaishi, Honshu, Japan with the USS Massachusetts (BB-59) in the immediate background behind the Indiana, and the USS Quincy, (CA-71) in the far background and slightly ahead of the Indiana. Taken from the USS South Dakota (BB-57). NARA #80-G-K-6035

09 August 1945, USS Massachusetts opens fire on Kamaishi. Photographed from USS Indiana. NARA #80-G-339333

09 August 1945, USS Massachusetts firing full main battery salvo into Kamaishi. Note projectiles in flight in upper left. Photographed from USS Indiana.

29 September 1945, at 0744 Hours, Underway, at quarters before passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. The first ship to return to the United States from Tokyo Bay after the surrender of Japan.

29 September 1945, at 0745 Hours, Underway, at quarters after passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. The first ship to return to the United States from Tokyo Bay after the surrender of Japan.

17 March 1946, The USS Indiana (BB-58), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), and USS Alabama (BB-60) tied up at the Embarcadero, San Francisco.

June 1955, Tied up, Pier D Puget Sound Navy Yard, part of mothballed fleet.

24 October 1963, Towed out into Puget Sound from the Bremerton, Washington Naval Shipyard to begin her final journey to Richmond California where she was scrapped. The trip took eleven days.

04 November 1963, Under tow, last voyage under the Golden Gate Bridge, enroute to Nicolai Joffe Company, Richmond California, where she was scrapped. The Indiana's last voyage from Puget Sound to Richmond was scheduled for ten days but was delayed a day by heavy seas.

22 November 1963, Tied up, scrapping at Richmond, CA, notice how high the hull is out of the water. Scrapping was completed in late 1964.

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