Nevada-class battleship

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battleship class dreadnought battleship class

The Nevada-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced major design innovations such as the "all-or-nothing" armor scheme and oil-fired propulsion.

Aliases (2)

Nevada class ×1
Nevada-class battleships ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battleship class → dreadnought battleship class →
armamentType	naval artillery →
armorScheme	all-or-nothing armor →
armorType	belt armor → deck armor → turret armor →
beamApprox	95 feet →
category	Nevada-class battleships →
commissionedStart	1916 →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
constructionMaterial	steel →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
designedBy	Bureau of Construction and Repair (U.S. Navy) →
designedFor	battle fleet operations →
designGoal	improved protection without excessive displacement increase →
era	World War I era → World War II era →
fateOfClass	both ships lost or scrapped after World War II →
followedBy	Pennsylvania-class battleship →
fuelType	fuel oil →
gunArrangementInnovation	first U.S. battleship class with triple turrets →
hasPart	USS Nevada (BB-36) → USS Oklahoma (BB-37) →
hullType	steel-hulled warship →
introduced	early 20th century →
laidDownStart	1912 →
lengthOverallApprox	583 feet →
mainBatteryCaliber	14-inch (356 mm) guns →
mainBatteryConfiguration	triple and twin turrets →
navalArchitectureInnovation	all-or-nothing armor scheme →
notableShip	USS Nevada (BB-36) → USS Oklahoma (BB-37) →
numberOfMainBatteryGuns	10 →
numberOfShips	2 →
operator	United States Navy →
precededBy	New York-class battleship →
primaryUser	United States Navy →
propulsionInnovation	first U.S. battleship class with oil-fired propulsion →
propulsionType	oil-fired boilers →
replacedFuelType	coal →
serviceBranch	U.S. Navy →
shipType	capital ship →
standardDisplacementApprox	27500 long tons →
topSpeedApprox	20.5 knots →
usedBy	United States Navy battle line →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS Nevada → USS Oklahoma →	shipClass
Nevada-class battleship ("Nevada-class battleships") →	category
New York-class battleship →	followedBy
BB-37 →	identifiesShipClass
Pennsylvania-class battleship →	precededBy
BB-38 ("Nevada class") →	predecessorClass