USS Nevada (BB-36)

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The USS Nevada was lead ship of her two-strong class and was present during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Specifications

Year:
1916

Ship Class [ Nevada-class ]
Ships-in-Class [ 2 ] Ship Names: USS Nevada (BB-36); USS Oklahoma (BB-37)

United States

- Blue Water Operations
- Fleet Support
- Hunter
- Direct-Attack

Length:
583 ft (177.70 m)

Width / Beam:
95 ft (28.96 m)

Height / Draught:
28.5 ft (8.69 m)

Displacement (Surface):
29,000 tons

12 x Yarrow boilers (later 6 x Bureau Express boilers); Curtis steam turbines developing 24,800 shaft horsepower to 2 x shafts.

Speed (Surface):
21 kts (24 mph)

Range:
7,995 nm (9,200 miles; 14,806 km)

As Built:
10 x 14" (356mm) /45 caliber main guns
21 x 5" (127mm) /51 caliber guns
2 x 3" /50 caliber anti-aircraft cannons
2 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes

1927:
10 x 14" /45 caliber main guns
12 x 5" /51 caliber guns
8 x 5" /25 caliber guns
8 x 1.1" (28mm) anti-aircraft cannons

1942:
16 x 5" (127mm) /38 caliber main guns
32 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannons
40 x 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons

3 x Floatplane Aircraft

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