USS Nevada (BB-36): US Navy Super-Dreadnought in WWI and WWII
Year: 2026 Language: English Author: David Doyle Genre: History of legendary ships, History of the Navy Publisher: Schiffer Military History Edition: Legends of Warfare: Naval, 32 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 436 Description: Battleship Nevada holds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and being the target of atomic bomb testing during Operation Crossroads. Both USS Nevada (BB-36) and her sister ship USS Oklahoma were sunk in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Unlike Oklahoma, which was scrapped, Nevada was repaired, refit, and returned to service. BB-36 served with distinction during the invasion of France, and also in the Pacific, supporting the amphibious landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Obsolete by the end of the war, Nevada survived the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads. She was finally sunk as a practice target in 1948.
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USS Nevada (BB-36): US Navy Super-Dreadnought in WWI and WWII
Language: English
Author: David Doyle
Genre: History of legendary ships, History of the Navy
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Edition: Legends of Warfare: Naval, 32
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 436
Description: Battleship Nevada holds the unique distinction of having survived Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa and being the target of atomic bomb testing during Operation Crossroads.
Both USS Nevada (BB-36) and her sister ship USS Oklahoma were sunk in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Unlike Oklahoma, which was scrapped, Nevada was repaired, refit, and returned to service. BB-36 served with distinction during the invasion of France, and also in the Pacific, supporting the amphibious landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Obsolete by the end of the war, Nevada survived the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads. She was finally sunk as a practice target in 1948.
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