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USS South Dakota Propeller
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: July 21, 2008
Caption: USS South Dakota Propeller
Additional Description: The propeller weighs 36,000 pounds. Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1939, the propeller was designed to turn at 179 revolutions per minute, giving the battleship a speed of 28 knots.
Submitted: August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p32303
File Size: 1.287 Megabytes

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