Military


BB-36 Nevada Class

Ships
Hull No. Ship Name Builder Laid Down Launch Comm Status
BB 36 NEVADA Fore River Shipbuilding,
Quincy, MA
11/4/1912 7/11/1914 3/11/1916 Sunk as target by gunfire and aerial torpedoes off Hawaii 31 July 1948; survived atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll Jul 1946. Earned seven battle stars during World War Two.
BB 37 OKLAHOMA New York
Ship Building,
Camden NJ
10/26/1912 3/23/1914 5/2/1916 Sunk at Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941 (415 KIA). Salvaged Dec 1943, sold Dec 1946, parted tow line and sank en route from Hawaii to San Francisco May 1947.