At least four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Nevada, after the Nevada. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
- The first Nevada was a screw steamer built in 1863 but never armed and sold in 1872.
- The second Nevada (BM-8) was a monitor, commissioned in 1902, renamed to Tonopah in 1909, and sold in 1922. The Name She was likely named for Tonopah Nevada. See also See USS ''Nevada'' for other ships of this name
- The third Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, commissioned in 1916, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, repaired and served during World War II, used as a target for Operation Crossroads after the war in 1946, and finally sunk for practice in 1948. Design The Nevada class marked "another graduated step in the rapidly evolving American battleship"
- The fourth Nevada (SSBN-733) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned in 1986. Nevada in Fiction In Tom Clancy 's novel Debt of Honor, Nevada is one of several submarines sent to deal with the
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