USS Nevada (BM-8)

The first USS "Nevada", a monitor, was laid down as "Connecticut", 17 April 1899, by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME; launched 24 November 1900; sponsored by Miss Grace Boutelle; renamed "Nevada", January 1901; and commissioned 5 March 1903, Commander T. B. Howard in command.

On 2 March 1909, the monitor was renamed "Tonopah" to allow Battleship Number 36 to be named "Nevada". Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet’s submarine force as a tender, "Tonopah" operated along the east coast from Massachusetts to Key West until January 1918. Then briefly assigned to Bermuda, she was ordered to Ponta Delgada, San Miguel, Azores in February. Between then and December she tended the submarines K–1, K–2, K–3, K–5, and E–1 and submarine chasers operating in the strategic area of the Azores. In December, she was towed to Lisbon, and, upon her return to the United States, decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA (1 July 1920). She was one of several vessels sold, 26 January 1922, to J. G. Hitner of Philadelphia.

The Name

She was likely named for Tonopah, Nevada.

See also

* See USS "Nevada" for other ships of this name.
* See USS "Connecticut" for other ships of this name.

References

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/n4/nevada-i.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Nevada"]