USS Nevada
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Nevada |
| Wars | First World War, Second World War |
| Main guns | 10 × 14 in (356 mm)/45 cal guns |
Refits
| 1927–1929 | Modernised: torpedo bulges, thicker deck armour, new boilers, tripod masts, and more elevation for her big guns. |
| 1942 | Repaired after Pearl Harbor with dual-purpose 5-inch guns and many more anti-aircraft guns. |
Based at Bantry Bay in Ireland in 1918 to cover convoys against German raiders. The only battleship to get under way at Pearl Harbor, she was bombed and beached to keep the channel clear. Repaired, she supported the landings in Normandy and southern France and at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and survived two atomic bomb tests at Bikini.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 10 × 14 in (356 mm)/45 cal guns
- 21 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 cal guns
- 2 × 3-inch/50 caliber AA guns (76 mm)
- 2 or 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (beam, submerged)
Armour
- Belt: 13.5-to-8 in (343-to-203 mm)
- Bulkheads: 13-to-8 in (330-to-203 mm)
- Barbettes: 13 in (330 mm)
- Turrets: 18 in (457 mm)
- Decks: 5 in (127 mm)
| Builder | Fore River Shipbuilding Company |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 4 November 1912 |
| Launched | 11 July 1914 |
| Commissioned | 11 March 1916 |
| Displacement | 27,500 t |
| Length | 583 ft (178 m) |
| Speed | 20.5 kn (24 mph; 38 km/h) |
| Complement | 864 officers and men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
11 July 1914
7 December 1941 · Second World War
Got under way; beached
Fate
Sunk as a gunnery target 31 July 1948, after Operation Crossroads