USS Nevada (SSBN 733)

USS NEVADA is the eighth ship in the OHIO class of Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines and the first submarine in the Navy to bear the name of the state.

General Characteristics:	Keel Laid:August 8, 1983
	Launched: September 14, 1985
	Commissioned: August 16, 1986
	Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn.
	Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor
	Propellers: one
	Length: 560 feet (171 meters)
	Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters)
	Draft: 36,5 feet (11.1 meters)
	Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 16,765 tons Submerged: approx. 18,750 tons
	Speed: 20+ knots
	Armament: 24 tubes for Trident I and II, Mk-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes
	Homeport: Bangor, Wash.
	Crew: 17 Officers, 15 Chief Petty Officers and 122 Enlisted (2 crews)

go to the end of the page

Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS NEVADA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

Click here to view the list.

go to the end of the page

Click here to see which USS NEVADA memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.

go to the end of the page

Accidents of USS NEVADA:

Date	Where	Events
1987	off the US West Coast	In late June or early July, USS NEVADA suffers a breakdown while conducting routine operations following the improper installation of a power transmission gear during a February to April maintenance stop at Newport News Shipyard, Va. The damage is estimated at several million dollars and causes NEVADA to cancel a special call at its new home port of Bangor, Wash. In response to queries the Navy say "The safety of the ship and crew was never an issue and the ship is continuing its operations."

go to the end of the page

go to the end of the page

USS NEVADA Image Gallery:

Back to Ballistic Submarines list.

Back to ships list.

Back to selection page.

Back to 1^st page.