Nevada-class battleship

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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.

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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 battleship self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nevada-class battleships
commissionedStart 1916
conflict World War I
World War II
constructionMaterial steel
countryOfOrigin United States of America
designedBy United States Navy Bureau of Ships
surface form: 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 United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy
shipType capital ship
standardDisplacementApprox 27500 long tons
topSpeedApprox 20.5 knots
usedBy United States Navy battle line

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BB-37 identifiesShipClass Nevada-class battleship
BB-37 shipClass Nevada-class battleship
subject surface form: USS Oklahoma
Pennsylvania-class battleship precededBy Nevada-class battleship
New York-class battleship followedBy Nevada-class battleship
Nevada-class battleship category Nevada-class battleship self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nevada-class battleships
BB-36 shipClass Nevada-class battleship
subject surface form: USS Nevada
BB-38 predecessorClass Nevada-class battleship
this entity surface form: Nevada class
BB-34 class followedBy Nevada-class battleship
USS New York (BB-34) followedBy Nevada-class battleship