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  2. USS Nevada (BB-36) - Wikipedia

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    USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships.Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, [c] oil in place of coal for fuel, geared steam turbines for greater range ...

  3. Nevada-class battleship - Wikipedia

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    The Nevada class comprised two dreadnought battleships—Nevada and Oklahoma—built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. [a] They were significant developments in battleship design, being the first in the world to adopt "all or nothing" armor, a major step forward in armor protection because it emphasized protection optimized for long-range engagements before the Battle of Jutland ...

  4. File:USS Nevada, San Pedro.jpg - Wikipedia

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    USS Nevada (BB-36) Metadata. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

  5. USS Nevada (SSBN-733) - Wikipedia

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    USS Nevada (SSBN-733) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1986. She is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Nevada , the 36th state.

  6. List of battleships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS Nevada (BB-36) 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2) 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm) 27,500 tons 2 × screw propellers 2 × steam turbines with geared cruising turbines 4 November 1912 11 July 1914 11 March 1916 Struck 12 August 1948; Sunk as a target 31 July 1948 USS Oklahoma (BB-37) 2 × screw propellers 2 × triple-expansion steam engines

  7. File:USS Nevada, port side, 2-19-42 - NARA - 296953.jpg

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  8. List of Allied warships in the Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    USS Arkansas, eastern Omaha Beach (Wyoming class, 26,100 tons, main armament: twelve 12" guns) primarily in support of the US 29th Infantry Division. USS Nevada , Utah Beach ( Nevada class , 29,000 tons, main armament: ten 14" guns).

  9. USS Nevada - Wikipedia

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    USS Nevada may refer to: Neshaminy (screw frigate), built in 1865 but never commissioned, renamed Nevada in August 1869; USS Nevada (BM-8) a monitor commissioned in 1902, renamed Tonopah in 1909, and sold in 1922; USS Nevada (BB-36) a battleship, commissioned in 1916, served during World War II, and finally sunk for practice in 1948