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Active in the Atlantic Ocean before and during World War I, the ''Nevada''s were deployed to protect Allied supply lines in the European war zone in 1918. Their service continued after the "Great War", though by the early 1920s they were the oldest of the main Battle Fleet units. Both were extensively modernized between 1927 and 1929. ''Oklahoma'' was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and was a total loss. ''Nevada'' beached herself during this raid to prevent blocking the harbor entrance after receiving damage, and was salvaged and modernized. She provided gunfire support for amphibious operations in the European and Pacific theaters, which included shelling German shore batteries on D-Day along with USS ''Texas'' and USS ''Arkansas''. Considered too old at the end of World War II to be kept in active service, ''Nevada'' was used as a target ship for nuclear and conventional weapons from 1946 to 1948, proving that her protection scheme was sound as she remained afloat for further target use after nuclear weapons tests in Operation Crossroads.
 
Active in the Atlantic Ocean before and during World War I, the ''Nevada''s were deployed to protect Allied supply lines in the European war zone in 1918. Their service continued after the "Great War", though by the early 1920s they were the oldest of the main Battle Fleet units. Both were extensively modernized between 1927 and 1929. ''Oklahoma'' was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and was a total loss. ''Nevada'' beached herself during this raid to prevent blocking the harbor entrance after receiving damage, and was salvaged and modernized. She provided gunfire support for amphibious operations in the European and Pacific theaters, which included shelling German shore batteries on D-Day along with USS ''Texas'' and USS ''Arkansas''. Considered too old at the end of World War II to be kept in active service, ''Nevada'' was used as a target ship for nuclear and conventional weapons from 1946 to 1948, proving that her protection scheme was sound as she remained afloat for further target use after nuclear weapons tests in Operation Crossroads.
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PROS: A good enough battleship.
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CONS: Slow speed, basic guns have very limited range.
 
[[Category:United States Navy]]
 
[[Category:United States Navy]]
 
[[Category:Battleships]]
 
[[Category:Battleships]]

Latest revision as of 12:54, 29 March 2018

300px-Uss nevada

USS Nevada in Real Life

Nevada Class Battlship

Type

Battleship

Cost (Silver)

405000

Cost (Level)

30

Cost (REXP)

30000

Affiliation

United States Navy/USA

Afiliation: united states navy

Max Displacement: 31,706 tons

Main Guns: two forward and two aft

Sub guns: 4 in starboard and portside

Torpedoes: NII

Depth Charges: NII

Has camouflage: NII

Cost: 409820

Rexp: 20,000

Required level: 30

Upgraded from: Portland and Baltimore Class

Upgrades Into: Colorado Class

The Nevada-class battleships were the United States Navy's first battleship design equipped with triple gun turrets (the Colorado class would be the last to carry twin turrets, armed with dual-mounted 16-inch guns), as well as introducing the "all or nothing" armor scheme in American capital ship design, in which protection of vital areas was optimized against heavy caliber guns, leaving other parts of the ship essentially unprotected. The Nevadas also introduced completely oil-fired propulsion. In armament, armor, and propulsion the Nevadaclass represented a considerable evolution in battleship design and, in being designed specifically to fight at extreme gunnery ranges, was actually well ahead of its time. They would be followed by the Pennsylvania-class battleships. Two ships of this class were constructed:USS Nevada (BB-36) and USS Oklahoma (BB-37).

The Nevadas were the first Standard-type battleships produced by the U.S. Navy[7] Along with the PennsylvaniaNew MexicoTennessee and Colorado classes, the standard type offered a battle line of vessels homogeneous in long-range gunnery, speed, tactical radius and damage control. The essential characteristics of the standard type were oil fuel, "all or nothing" armor, the arrangement of the main battery into four turrets, and significant deck armor providing protection against shells fired from long range. This combination of features made the Nevadas the prototype of the modern battleship. For example, the protection of the standard class battleships was not significantly revised after the Battle of Jutland, while other Navies tended to have different pre- and post-Jutland designs.

Active in the Atlantic Ocean before and during World War I, the Nevadas were deployed to protect Allied supply lines in the European war zone in 1918. Their service continued after the "Great War", though by the early 1920s they were the oldest of the main Battle Fleet units. Both were extensively modernized between 1927 and 1929. Oklahoma was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and was a total loss. Nevada beached herself during this raid to prevent blocking the harbor entrance after receiving damage, and was salvaged and modernized. She provided gunfire support for amphibious operations in the European and Pacific theaters, which included shelling German shore batteries on D-Day along with USS Texas and USS Arkansas. Considered too old at the end of World War II to be kept in active service, Nevada was used as a target ship for nuclear and conventional weapons from 1946 to 1948, proving that her protection scheme was sound as she remained afloat for further target use after nuclear weapons tests in Operation Crossroads. PROS: A good enough battleship. CONS: Slow speed, basic guns have very limited range.