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 …

USS Nevada, first of a class of two 27,500-ton battleships, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts. She was commissioned in March 1916 and operated in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean until...

Jan 20, 2026 · Nevada-Class Battleships Changed U.S. Warship Design With “All-Or-Nothing” Armor The Nevada-class battleships were a small, two-ship class, but had an outsized influence on …

May 13, 2020 · The wreck of the USS Nevada —a 27,500-ton battleship that survived both world wars and a brief stint as a target in nuclear bomb testing—has been found off the coast of Hawaii, reports …

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.