Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Nevada-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1914–1916
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$195.7M↗ 3219% inflation · 1912→2025
Original Price
$5.9M (1912)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BATTLESHIPS · WORLD WAR I
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$195.7M
Original: $5.9M (1912)
Inflation: +%3219
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the battleships category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationbattleship
- Ship Typebattleship
- Builder / ShipyardBethlehem Steel, Fore River Yard, MA; New York Shipbuilding Corporation, NJ
- Laid Down1912
- Launched1914
- Commissioned1916
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement27,500 t
- Standard Displacement27,500 t
- Full Load Displacement28,400 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)177.6 m
- Length (waterline)175.3 m
- Beam28.96 m
- Draft8.69 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement864
- Officers55
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Geared steam turbines; 12 oil-fired water-tube boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power19,760 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed20.5 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range8,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun10 × 14 in /45 caliber guns
- Main Gun Calibre356 mm
- Main Gun Count10
- Secondary Guns21 × 5 in /51 caliber guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft3
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarSC air search radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemAll or nothing armor scheme; triple gun turrets; oil-fired boilers
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired1
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 8–13.5 in; Barbettes: 13 in; Turrets: 16–18 in; Deck: 3–6.25 in; Conning tower: 16 in
- Belt Armour343 mm
- Deck Armour152 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Entered service
- 1914Production started
- 1916Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
112
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theBattleshipscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
Cruise missiles designed to strike land targets from naval platforms, typically launched from ships or submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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