USS/FF North Dakota

Was a battleship that served during The Great War and beyond. The North Dakota is always referred to as one of the most powerful ships of its day. In over 30 missions, it sank over 12 super weapons, sank more then 50 battleships, and several other ships. This was one of the best ships of the day. The designer and captain of the ship was Fleet Admiral Nick Peterson. North Dakota was designed orginally to be the most powerful battleship of all compared to other battleship classes. After The Great War, not much is known of what happened to the North Dakota.

Career: USA/Wilkia Freedom Forces



Namesake: State of North Dakota. (Named after orginal battleship North Dakota)

Ordered: 30 September 1939

Builder: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Laid down:17 Febuary 1940

Launched: 12 April 1941

Commissioned: 23 May 1941

Decommissioned: Unknown [possibly 1980]

Nickname: "Libertatem Wilkia" (Wilkia's Freedom)

Honors and awards: 37 battle stars (18 for service in the Atlantic Ocean, 18 for service in the Pacific Ocean, 1 for post-war service)

Status: Unknown (possibly mothballed)

Notes: Most decorated battleship in Naval History

General characteristics
Class and type: Super Iowa-class battleship

Displacement: 50,000 tons (standard)

Length: 1,250 ft (overall)

Beam: Unknown, possibly around 110 feet (33.5 meters)

Draft: Unknown, possibly within 40 feet (12 meters)

Speed: 47.5 knots

Complement: 2,560 officers and men

Sensors and processing systems: Radar VI, Electronic Targeting A, Auto Circumstances III, ELTR Jamming Device VI, Auto Fire Extinguisher III, Gravity System VI

Armament: (after refit in 1943): 4x55cm (21 in.) 55 Cal 3-barrelled guns, 2x35mm CIWS, 12xPulse Laser IIIs, 6x20cm 12 barrel MLRS, 20x12.7cm (5 in.) 65 Cal High-Angle Guns, 18x40mm Machine Guns, 6x76mm High-V Guns