USS Nevada
At least four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Nevada, after the 36th state.
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United States Navy - 36th state
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- The first Nevada was a screw steamer built in 1863 but never armed and sold in 1872.
- The second Nevada (BM-8) was a monitor, commissioned in 1902, renamed to Tonopah in 1909, and sold in 1922.
- The third Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, commissioned in 1916, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), painted orange and used as the target for Operation Crossroads in1946, and finally sunk for practice in 1948.
- The fourth Nevada (SSBN-733) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned in 1986.
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