USS North Dakota (BB-29)

USS North Dakota (BB-29)

USS North Dakota (BB-29), a Delaware-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the US state of North Dakota.

North Dakota was laid down on 16 December 1907 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 10 November 1908 sponsored by Miss Mary Benton, daughter of Colonel John Benton of Fargo, North Dakota and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts on 11 April 1910, Commander Charles P. Plunkett in command.