Allied Warships
USS Indiana (BB 58)
Battleship of the South Dakota class
USS Indiana late in the war.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Battleship |
| Class | South Dakota |
| Pennant | BB 58 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 15 Dec 1938 |
| Laid down | 20 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 21 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1942 |
| End service | 11 Sep 1946 |
| History | Operated in the Pacific throughout WWII, mainly in support of the fast carrier forces, and some shore bombardment duty. Decommissioned 11 September 1946. External page |
Commands listed for USS Indiana (BB 58)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Aaron Stanton Merrill, USN | 30 Apr 1942 | 23 Jan 1943 (1) |
| 2 | Capt. Thomas Green Peyton, USN | 23 Jan 1943 | 10 Aug 1943 (1) |
| 3 | T/Rear-Admiral William Morrow Fechteler, USN | 10 Aug 1943 | 13 Jan 1944 (1) |
| 4 | Capt. James Mortimer Steele, USN | 13 Jan 1944 | 17 Mar 1944 (1) |
| 5 | Capt. Thomas Joseph Keliher, USN | 17 Mar 1944 | 1 May 1945 (1) |
| 6 | T/Capt. Francis Paxton Old, USN | 1 May 1945 | 5 Dec 1945 (1) |
| 7 | T/Commodore Frank Russell Talbot, USN | 5 Dec 1945 | 20 Jul 1946 (1) |
| 8 | Lester Robert Shulz, USN | 20 Jul 1946 | 17 Aug 1946 (1) |
| 9 | T/Capt. James Herbert Carrington, USN | 17 Aug 1946 | 11 Sep 1946 (1) |
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