BB-36 Nevada Class
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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. |
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