USN · BB
Nevada
Photos and infoNevada-class battleship. On 7 December 1941 she got underway during the air attack, was hit, and was beached. She was repaired and survived the war.
| Class | Nevada class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-36 |
| Builder | Fore River, Quincy |
| Launched | 1914-07-11 |
| Commissioned | 1916-03-11 |
| Fate | Afloat. Hit and beached at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Repaired. Survived the war and was later expended as a target. |
| Armament (class) | Two triple and two twin 14-inch turrets. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Department of the Navy. First Naval District. Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Administration. Office of the Historical Officer. USS Nevada (BB-36) at sea in 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Sims, William SowdenCaptain from 11 March 1916Relieved on 30 December 1916
Strauss, JosephCaptain from 30 December 1916Relieved on 14 February 1918ALLong, Andrew TheodoreCaptain from 14 February 1918Relieved on 14 October 1918
Cole, William CareyCaptain from 14 October 1918Relieved on 7 May 1919
Magruder, Thomas PickettCaptain from 7 May 1919Relieved on 23 October 1919
MacDougall, William DugaldCaptain from 23 October 1919Relieved on 4 May 1920
McNamee, LukeCaptain from 4 May 1920Relieved on 19 September 1921
Dismukes, Douglas EugeneCaptain from 11 October 1921Relieved on 30 December 1922JLLuby, John McClaneCaptain from 30 December 1922Relieved on 7 September 1924DTTodd, David WoosterCaptain from 7 September 1924Relieved on 11 June 1926
Kempff, Clarence SelbyCaptain from 11 June 1926Relieved on 20 September 1927HRRoyall, Hilary HerbertCaptain from 14 January 1928Relieved on 12 July 1930
Hyland, John JosephCaptain from 12 July 1930Relieved on 30 April 1932
Pye, William SatterleeCaptain from 30 April 1932Relieved on 4 December 1933
Staton, Adolphus (Medal of Honor)Captain from 4 December 1933Relieved on 25 June 1935
Ghormley, Robert LeeCaptain from 25 June 1935Relieved on 23 June 1936CMMayo, Claude BanksCaptain from 23 June 1936Relieved on 2 October 1937
Theobald, Robert AlfredCaptain from 2 October 1937Relieved on 10 May 1939
Rockwell, Francis WarrenCaptain from 10 May 1939Relieved on 4 June 1941
Scanland, Francis WorthCaptain from 4 June 1941Relieved on 15 December 1941HTThompson, Harry LeRoyCaptain from 15 December 1941Relieved on 25 August 1942
Kingman, Howard FithianCaptain from 25 August 1942Relieved on 25 January 1943
Kitts, Willard Augustus IIICaptain from 25 January 1943Relieved on 21 July 1943
Rhea, Powell McClellanCaptain from 21 July 1943Relieved on 4 October 1944HGGrosskopf, Homer LouisCaptain from 4 October 1944Relieved on 28 October 1945
Adell, Cecil ClintonCaptain from 28 October 1945Relieved when she was decommissioned, 29 August 1946Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · hit after she got underway; beached
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · bombarded from 16 February, including the landing on 19 February
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · in the gunfire force; not sunk
