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The US Navy launches the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first standard-type battleship.
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USS Nevada (BB-36)
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Standard-type battleship
Group of US Navy battleship classes
The Standard-type battleship was a series of thirteen battleships across five classes ordered for the United States Navy between 1911 and 1916 and commissioned between 1916 and 1923. These were considered super-dreadnoughts, with the ships of the final two classes incorporating…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)