Which US battleships could defeat Yamato?

Which American battleship from Arkansas through Wisconsin has the best chance against Yamato?

Iowa is the strongest choice; South Dakota is also competitive, while North Carolina marks the earliest class with a plausible chance.

The older American standard battleships were too slow and vulnerable for a favorable one-on-one engagement. North Carolina is the earliest class with a plausible chance, while South Dakota is a stronger contender because radar fire control and gun handling can offset some of Yamato's caliber advantage. Those classes have only a modest speed edge at roughly 28 and 27.5 knots. Iowa's advantage is much larger, allowing her to choose range, bearing, and whether to keep or break contact. Iowa is therefore the strongest choice, with fire control, rate of fire, and tactical speed mattering as much as gun diameter.