This page features selected views concerning USS Nevada's World War II actions, plus miscellaneous views related to her.
For other images related to this ship, see:
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Photo #: 80-G-19940 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 USS Nevada (BB-36) beached and burning after being hit forward by Japanese bombs and torpedoes. Her pilothouse area is discolored by fires in that vicinity. The harbor tug Hoga (YT-146) is alongside Nevada's port bow, helping to fight fires on the battleship's forecastle. Note channel marker bouy against Nevada's starboard side. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 116KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-231961 Normandy Invasion, June 1944 USS Nevada (BB-36) bombards German positions ashore, while supporting the "Utah" Beach landings on 6 June 1944. Photographed from USS Quincy (CA-71). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-3510 (Color) Iwo Jima Operation, 1945 USS Nevada (BB-36) bombarding Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. A North Carolina class battleship (probably USS Washington, BB-56) is in the left distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 59KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-3510 (cropped) (Color) USS Nevada (BB-36) Bombarding Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. This image is cropped from Photo #: 80-G-K-3510 to emphasize Nevada's camouflage pattern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 42KB; 740 x 575 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 104834 USS Nevada (BB-36) Operating off Okinawa, circa March-May 1945. She is wearing Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 6B. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-N-73630 Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 6B Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for the battleship Nevada (BB-36). This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 14 October 1944. It shows the ship's port side. Nevada wore this pattern in late 1944 and the first months of 1945. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 107KB; 1200 x 785 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 19-N-73631 Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 6B Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for the battleship Nevada (BB-36). This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 14 October 1944. It shows the ship's starboard side, exposed decks and other horizontal surfaces, and the ends of her superstructure, gun mounts and turrets. Nevada wore this pattern in late 1944 and the first months of 1945. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 112KB; 1200 x 785 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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The following photograph was taken from USS Nevada
while she was operating off Iwo Jima in February 1945:
For other images related to this ship, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 18 June 2007