USS Nevada (BB-36)
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USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Nevada (BB-36) canonical | 7 |
| USS Nevada | 3 |
| Nevada class | 2 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nevada-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 10 × 14-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 5-inch guns ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 13.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to 3.5 inches ⓘ |
| awarded |
American Defense Service Medal
ⓘ
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ⓘ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ⓘ World War II Victory Medal ⓘ |
| battleHonors | World War II battle stars ⓘ |
| beachedAt | Hospital Point, Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| beam | 95 feet 2 inches ⓘ |
| builder |
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| class | lead ship of Nevada class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1916-03-11 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 860 (peacetime)
ⓘ
over 1,400 (wartime) ⓘ |
| damagedIn | attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| dateAtEvent_attack on Pearl Harbor | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-08-29 ⓘ |
| designInnovation |
first U.S. battleship designed to burn oil instead of coal
ⓘ
first U.S. battleship with all-or-nothing armor scheme ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 29500 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 27500 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 28 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| event | attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| finalSinkingMethod | gunfire and aerial torpedoes by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| homePort | Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-36 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-11-04 ⓘ |
| launched | 1914-07-11 ⓘ |
| length | 583 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuring_attack on Pearl Harbor |
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| locationDuring_Operation Crossroads | Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| modernized | 1927–1930 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Nevada
|
| notableFact | only U.S. battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| paintScheme_Operation Crossroads | bright orange ⓘ |
| precededByClass | New York-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ triple-expansion engines (original mixed machinery) ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Puget Sound Navy Yard ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort in World War I
ⓘ
fleet flagship at various times ⓘ |
| speed | 20.5 knots ⓘ |
| sponsor | Eleanor Anne Seibert ⓘ |
| succeededByClass | Pennsylvania-class battleship ⓘ |
| sunkDate | 1948-07-31 ⓘ |
| survived | atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Operation Dragoon
ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Southern France
Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form:
Iwo Jima campaign
D-Day ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
Operation Crossroads ⓘ Operation Dragoon ⓘ Operation Neptune ⓘ |
| usedAs | target ship for atomic tests ⓘ |
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