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.

Sep 28, 2022 · The USS Nevada (BB-36) was an almost indestructible battleship, surviving not only the attack on Pearl Harbor, but also an atomic bomb.

At about 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, several hundred Japanese fighter planes, torpedo and dive bombers began their surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Within an …

Now in serious trouble, Nevada was run aground on the Navy Yard side of the channel, just south of Ford Island. As her crew fought her many fires, the ship twisted around until she was facing...

May 13, 2020 · During atomic bomb testing at Bikini Atoll, military equipment was placed onboard the USS Nevada to help assess the damage doled out by the nuclear blasts.

Oct 14, 2025 · The story of the USS Nevada: the battleship that tried to escape Pearl Harbor, fought at D-Day, and survived two atomic bomb blasts.

Sep 11, 2025 · Between 1927 and 1930, Nevada underwent a major rebuild. She was the first US battleship fueled entirely by oil, giving a longer range and faster refueling than coal-burners.

May 13, 2020 · The USS Nevada, an iconic U.S. battleship that survived World War I, the attack on Pearl Harbor and even atomic bomb target practice, has been found in the Pacific Ocean.

The Nevada class comprised two dreadnought battleships — Nevada and Oklahoma —built for the United States Navy in the 1910s.

Commissioned in 1916, the USS Nevada (BB-36) was a Nevada-class battleship, representing a leap forward in naval design. It was one of the first ships to incorporate features like triple gun turrets and …