USS Nevada: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com

At least four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Nevada, after the 36th state.

The first Nevada was a screw steamer built in 1863 but never armed and sold in 1872.
The second Nevada (BM-8)[?] was a monitor, commissioned in 1902, renamed to Tonopah in 1909, and sold in 1922.
The third Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, commissioned in 1916, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), and sunk for practice in 1948.
The fourth Nevada (SSBN-733) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine[?] commissioned in 1986.

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