![]() ![]() The only battleship to get underway at Pearl Harbor, it suffered damage from Japanese bombs and torpedoes and sank in shallow water. In World War I, it was based in Queenstown, Ireland, to provide protection for American convoys bringing troops to Europe. Nevada was revolutionary for its time: the first "superdreadnought" the first US warship to be oil fired the first to have a triple-gun main turret and the first to have all-or-nothing armor. When it finally slipped beneath the waves in 1948, America was the undisputed global superpower. ![]() When its keel was laid in 1912, kings and emperors still ruled much of the world. USS Nevada (BB-36) was America's first modern battleship. ![]()
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