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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. 14-inch/45-caliber gun - Wikipedia

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    The 14-inch/45-caliber guns were installed as the primary armament aboard all of the United States Navy's New York-class, Nevada-class, and Pennsylvania-class battleships. The gun also saw service in the British Royal Navy, where it was designated BL 14-inch gun Mk II.

  5. 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

  6. Standard-type battleship - Wikipedia

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    The next planned class of Standard battleships, the never-completed South Dakotas, represented a significant increase in size and armament over the Colorados. They would have been 684 feet (208 m) long, displaced 43,200 tons, had a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h), and carried 12 16-inch (406 mm) guns.

  7. Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Peer review/USS Nevada ...

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    ISBN 01410-01461. and adds a bombardment of Hamamatsu on the night of 29-30 July by USS South Dakota, Indiana and Massachusetts. Neither book mentions Nevada as operating with the 3rd Fleet, though neither provides a task list/order of battle so its quite possible that she was operating with the 3rd Fleet but was kept in reserve.

  8. 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

  9. List of United States Navy weapons - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft systems. M61 Vulcan; AGM-84 Harpoon; AGM-88 HARM; AGM-65 Maverick; AGM-119 Penguin; AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon; AIM-9 Sidewinder; AIM-7 Sparrow; AIM-120 ...