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BB-36 Nevada
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Nevada 1912/11/04
Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.
1914/07/11 1916/03/11 1948/07/31
target
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 5, 43-43/08?: Ms 21, 43/08?-44/11: Ms 22, 44/11-45: Ms 31a/6b
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Bat/BatDiv1 damage(1 torpedo, 5 bombs) P.H., 60 KIA 109 WIA   66  114 
42/02/12       P.H. - refloated   66 
43/03/17 43/03/27     practice landing at San Clemente Is to prepare Attu landing   85 
43/04/07 43/04/16     sail from San Pedro, Cal. to Kuluk Bay, Adak (with Idaho and DDs)   81 
43/05/01 43/06/02 Landcr 51.1 land Attu   66  85  81
43/06/02 44/03     leftPac to Norfolk for overhaul, rebuild   66 
45/02/16 45/03/07 Detach 54.9.2     66 
45/03/05 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1/FSU3    
45/03/26   Iceber 54.1./FSU3 damage(kami) 11 KIA (26-20N, 127-18E)   66  85 
45/04/05   Iceber 54.1 damage(shore battery) 3 nm NW of Naha, Okinawa (26-13N, 127-40E) - 2 KIA   66  85 
45/04/14 45/04/19     sail from Okinawa to Guam   66 
45/05/28 45/06/30   34     66 
45/06/18       shell (with David W. Taylor and DD) Emidj Is., Jaluit Atoll en route from P.H. to Saipan   85 
45/07/16     95 East China Sea  
45/07/26 45/07/28   95 raid -Jang C Tiang  

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "Cheer-up Ship"