Posted on Jul 31, 2019

USS Nevada: The Battleship that Survived Pearl Harbor and Nuclear War

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31 July 1948 – USS Nevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.

USS Nevada: The Battleship that Survived Pearl Harbor and Nuclear War

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Posted 5 y ago

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted 5 y ago

One determined ship. Tough stuff

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 5 y ago

It didn't want to give up.

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

Posted 5 y ago

Thanks for the Naval history share.

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