USS Indiana (BB-58), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 19th state. Her keel was laid down on November 20, 1939 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on November 21, 1941 and commissioned on April 30, 1942. Following shakedown in Casco Bay, Maine, the new battleship steamed through the Panama Canal to bolster US fleet units in the Pacific during the critical early months of World War II.
Indiana spent most of her career in support of American forces in the Pacific. She participated in battles for the Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, and Mariana Islands. The Indiana was part of the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944 where American forces sank three Japanese aircraft carriers. After a needed major overhaul and installation of additional anti-aircraft armament at the naval shipyard at Bremerton, Washington, the Indiana bombarded Iwo Jima on January 24, 1945. She then moved on to the crucial invasion of Okinawa. The veteran battleship arrived in Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945.
Returning to the US soon after the Japanese surrender, Indiana was placed in reserve status in September 1946 and formally decommissioned a year later. She saw no further active service and was sold for scrapping on September 6, 1963.
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