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BB-36 USS NEVADA
1912 - 1919

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Delta - Kilo
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1920 - 1926
1927 - 1941
Pearl Harbor Attack - 1942
1943 - 1945
Post War - 1948 Sinking
1949 - Present

Nevada Class Battleship: Displacement 27,500 Tons, Dimensions, 583' (oa) x 95' 3" x 29' 7" (Max). Armament 10 x 14"/45 21 x 5"/51, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Triple Turrets, 16" Dual turrets, 3" Second (armor) Deck, 2 1/2" Third (splinter) Deck 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 26,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws. Speed, 20.5 Knots, Crew 864.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Fore River, Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA., November 4, 1912. Launched July 11, 1914. Commissioned March 11, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken August 12, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Sunk, off Oahu, July 31 1948, by Gunfire from Iowa BB-61 and 3 Heavy Cruisers.
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Proposed B.S. #36269k"Proposed B.S. #36".
Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board during consideration of designs for Battleship # 36, which became the Nevada (BB-36 / 37) class. This plan, dated 4 March 1911, provides eight 14-inch guns, twin-screw reciprocating machinery and a speed of 21 knots in a ship 605 feet long on the load water line (L.W.L.), 95 feet in beam, with a normal displacement of 27,000 tons. The original plan is in the 1911-1925 "Spring Styles Book". 		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # S-584-001.
BB-36 Nevada52k"The Nevada (BB-36), newest, largest and longest dreadnought of the U.S. Navy, and considered the most powerful warship afloat, on her official speed and engine test off Rockland, Maine."Photo by International News Service, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 1915. Photo added 02/16/08.
BB-36 Nevada46kStarboard view, circa 1917-19.Courtesy of Philip H. Robare RMCS, USN - RET.
BB-36 Nevada34kNevada (BB-36) starboard view, circa 1917-1920.From the collection of Gerald M. Charpentier of New Orleans and L.A. Donated by his niece, Elaine C. Witty. Courtesy of Lawrence Bohn.
BB-36 Nevada248kIn Queenstown Ireland, late August - November 1918. Official U.S. Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives, courtesy of martimequest.com
BB-36 Nevada34kView of the boat deck area of the Nevada (BB-36), located between the two cage masts while the ship was in and around Queenstown, Ireland, 1918. Unlike the earlier Battleships which carried their boats and gigs suspended outboard, the boat deck was a better arrangement of space and utility.
This photo was taken by Burnell Poole, one of the best marine painters of the early 20th century. One of his paintings, "The 6th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet Leaving the Firth of Forth" was restored by the Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C. 		Courtesy of USNI.
L-1 69k WW I taught the U.S. Navy to order submarine priorities differently. At Berehaven, Ireland, in late 1918, L-1 (SS-40) displays her disappearing-mount 3 in/23 gun. The battleship Nevada (BB-36) is in the background.
Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
L-1 61k L-1 (SS-40) & an unidentified L-boat lay alongside their tender at Berehaven, Ireland, late 1918. The battleship Nevada (BB-36) is in the background.
Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
BB-36 Nevada64kThe Nevada (BB-36) escorting George Washington (ID-3018) partially visible in the right background, into port at Brest, France, 13 December 1918. George Washington was transporting President Woodrow Wilson on his first visit to Europe. Official U.S. Navy Photograph NH 57234, now in the collections of the National Archives.
BB-36 Nevada102k Nevada (BB-36) escorting George Washington (ID-3018), with President Woodrow Wilson on board, off Brest, France, 13 December 1918. George Washington is visible in the background, beyond Nevada's bow. Official U.S. Navy Photograph NH 73780, now in the collections of the National Archives. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Sixth Battle Squadron72k Battleships of the Sixth Battle Squadron (anchored in column in the left half of the photograph): included the
Florida (BB-30)
Utah (BB-31)
Wyoming (BB-32)
Arkansas (BB-33)
New York (BB-34)
Texas (BB-35)
Nevada (BB-36)
Oklahoma (BB-37)
Pennsylvania (BB-38)
& Arizona (BB-39)
at one time or another.
There are only three of the battleships present in this photo at Brest, France, on 13 December 1918. George Washington (ID-3018), which had just carried President Woodrow Wilson from the United States to France, is in the right background. Photographed by Zimmer		USNHC # NH 63454.
New York Harbor46k"American dreadnoughts & superdreadnoughts steaming into New York harbor 14 April 1919."
The Texas (BB-35) leads the procession with a airplane on her turret catapult. Note the escorting biplane.		Photo by Paul Thompson, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 31 December 1919. Photo added 02/16/08.
BB-36 Nevada183kNevada (BB-36) underway, smoke belching out of her oil burning furnaces, circa 1919. Nevada & her sister Oklahoma (BB-37) were the Navy's first oil burning battleships.Photo by E. Muller, Jr., contributed by Roy C. Thomas from the book, "The United States Navy", published in 1919. Partial text courtesy of Mike Maurizi.
BB-36 Nevada57kUnderway, circa 1919.Courtesy of Lawrence Bohn.
BB-36 Nevada44kHalftone reproduction of a photograph of the Nevada's (BB-36) mascot goat, posed in a life ring. It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104609. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada88kHalftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the crew's galley on board the ship. It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104610. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada78kHalftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 1919 on the ship's deck, looking aft along the starboard side from alongside her forward 14-inch gun turret. Note paravane on deck and turret bearing markings painted on the sides of the ship's Number 2 14-inch gun turret.It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36) USNHC # NH 104611. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada72kHalftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the ship's surgical operating room. It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104612. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada63kHalftone reproduction of a photograph taken in the ship's sick bay. It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104613. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada88kHalftone reproduction of a photograph of crew members relaxing on the ship's quarter deck, with her after 14-inch gun turrets in the background. It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104614. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada88kHalftone reproduction of a photograph looking aft from the ship's bow, showing her anchor chains, forward 14-inch gun turrets and superstructure.It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104615. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada64kHalftone reproduction of a photograph of an embarkation ladder mounted on the ship's side.It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104616. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada70k Halftone reproduction of a photograph showing two steam launches secured to one of the ship's boat booms. It was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning Nevada (BB-36). USNHC # NH 104617. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
BB-36 Nevada152kThe Nevada (BB-36), at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1919, with a "kite" balloon, used for over the horizon search and spotting, moored to her after deck. Note the seven 5 inch/51 recessed gun ports amidship and aft have their gun port shutters droped. Also note the 5 inch/51 gun opening in stern that was later sealed over because of wet conditions. USN photo. Text from USNHC photo # NH 45440 courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Additional Nevada Images
1 General View Of Nevada From The Library Of Congress Server.
USS NEVADA BB-36 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Position open
Address: 153 Cecil Avenue, PO Box 216, Owingsville, KY,40360
Phone: 606-674-2125
E-mail: Kevin Stewart

Note About Contacts.

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Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
HyperWar Pacific Theater of Operations.
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