The USS Nevada (initially ordered in 1898 and launched in 1900 as Connecticut) was an Arkansas-class monitor designed for coastal defense, featuring a displacement of approximately 3,225 long tons. The vessel measured 255 feet 1 inch in overall length, with a beam of 50 feet 1 inch and a draft of 12 feet 6 inches. She was powered by two vertical triple expansion engines driving twin screw propellers, fueled by four Niclausse boilers. Although engineered to produce 2,400 indicated horsepower for a top speed of 12.5 knots, her sea trials achieved approximately 1,970 ihp, resulting in a slightly higher top speed of about 13.04 knots. Constructed at Bath Iron Works in Maine, she was laid down in 1899, launched in November 1900, and commissioned in March 1903, with a crew complement of 13 officers and 209 men. Her armament comprised two 12-inch/40 caliber guns in a Mark 4 turret as her main battery, complemented by four 4-inch/50 caliber guns and three 6-pounder 57 mm guns. The ship’s armor protection was substantial, with an 11-inch main belt tapering to 5 inches at the ends, and gun turrets armored between 9 and 10 inches. Renamed Tonopah in 1909 to free the name Nevada for a new battleship, she served as a tender to the Atlantic Fleet’s submarine force, operating along the U.S. east coast from Massachusetts to Key West. In early 1918, she was assigned to the Azores, where she tended submarines and submarine chasers, including K-1 through K-5 and E-1, in strategic waters around São Miguel Island. After a brief period in Lisbon, she returned to the U.S. and was decommissioned in Philadelphia in 1920. Subsequently, she was sold in 1922 to Henry A. Hitner's Sons Company. Her service highlights her role in early 20th-century coastal defense and submarine support operations, marking her as a notable vessel in U.S. naval history.

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