One stop on our Around the World Shakedown Cruise in 1986, we hosted a number of WWII veterans aboard Missouri. I met the coxswain who was ordered to beach Nevada at Hospital Point. He retired a Lieutenant Commander and joked that he was the only man who got a medal for running a ship aground. I miss these great sailors.

Survived Pearl Harbor, fought WW2, two atomic bombs and it too five days to sink her. One hell of a ship!

In 1948 I was a midshipman on the battleship Iowa on a training cruse in the Pacific that included Pearl Harbor The battleship Nevada, the Bikini Atoll target ship of the surface atomic bomb test Able, was anchored well away from everything else in the harbor. One side was blackened and very damaged. The other side was still covered with its original target red paint. Even though the bomb missed it by 2,000 feet or more it was still dangerously radioactive in spite of extensive decontamination effort thus preventing any effort to cut it up for metal salvage or for anyone to get on board to scuttle it. As part of our training It was towed out to sea for target practice by the Iowa, the cruiser New York, a small aircraft carrier the Princeton and one or two submarines. After the Iowa fired several non- armor piercing salvos at it we were able to watch the other ships and aircraft inflict extensive damage until it was finally sunk by several torpedoes. As is the navy custom we cruised over the spot where it had sank while the complete battle record of the ship was announced over the PA system.

I'm glad they found her. My Dad served aboard her from 1940 through the end of WWII.

hmm, yes, the battleship that survived 2 nukes without immediate repairs, Pearl Harbor previously, and was one of the highest performing shore bombardment warships. Very badass.

My grandfather served on USS Arizona and then USS Nevada during his Navy service (1926-1929). He transfered ships when Arizona went to Norfolk for modernization in May of '29.

For the curious, Nevada’s sister ship was the USS Oklahoma, the battleship which capsized at Pearl Harbor

Don't forget that this Lady was the first US standard battleship (along with her sister Oklahoma) laid 1913 and served both WWI AND WWII. Respect! Salute!

I never thought this would happen. My Uncle George Maiella served on the Nevada from right after it was repaired until the very end of WW2. As a kid, I remember how emotional he would get when ever the Nevada came into conversation. I also remember, he and my aunt getting on a train in Paterson, NJ, like 1948 or so, to go cross country to California for some kind of Nevada memorial. USS Nevada, must have been 'one tough old ship' !

I know those tests were important and glad it was found, but still, sad end to a proud ship.

I love the way that the lat/long is greyed out, should any of us be tempted to go and have a peek for ourselves.

Since so many people keep asking "why is a tank there?", I'll clarify. The earliest nuke tests were only done far away in the Pacific; there was originally no plan to keep testing nukes on land (after the first one), especially within our own borders. The first Soviet nuke test quickly changed that line of thought. They needed to know what effects a nuke would have on other things besides ships, so aircraft, tanks, trucks, and other assorted stuff were stuck on the decks of the target ships. These could be examined afterwards if the ship was still afloat, or if it sank in the shallow water of Bikini Atoll. After the Nevada was towed away to be sunk in deep water, there was no reason to expend the effort to remove the tank on deck.

One of my Uncles is one of the 60 men who lost their lives on Nevada at Pearl Harbor

A grand lady who did so much in here life. Sad she had to end like that but she sure didn't give up without a fight!

Those are indeed tank treads. Tanks had been placed upon Nevada’s deck during the Nuclear tests....

Seems to me to be a damnable waste of a fine vessel. In a day and age when Battleships are being forgotten, I wish we had treated these grand ships with a more respectful hand, at least for the sake of those who served aboard her and the other ships as well.

A pity the USS Nevada wasn't preserved as both a museum and memorial ship at Pearl Harbor, San Diego or Seattle.

Survived Pearl, the Atlantic and Pacific theatre. D-day Normandy landings AND a nuclear explosion, then took a five day sinkex to sink her. That ship just didn't want to die!!!

Nevada returned to combat during the Attu landings in May 1943. Transferred to the Atlantic in mid-1943, her 14" and 5" guns were actively employed during the Normandy Invasion in June 1944 and the Southern France operation in August and September. The battleship then returned to the Pacific, where she assisted with the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. Though damaged by a suicide plane on 27 March and by an artillery shell on 5 April, Nevada remained in action off Okinawa until June 1945. She spent the remaining months of World War II in the Western Pacific, preparing for the invasion of Japan.

Nevada was the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sadly not one movie ever tells the story.of the Nevada on that fateful day

My father in law spent most of the war aboard BB36. Normandy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tokyo Harbor ceremony.

"found" ... right where they sunk it! amazing!

What a sad way to end the life of such a glorious battle ship.

Wow, thanks for documenting this.

All this needed was a Jacques Cousteau-style narration...

🇺🇸RIP USS Nevada, "The ship that wouldn't sink" BB-36🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 7 well deserved battle stars.

They should have NEVER sent the Nevada to the Tests!! I am bias, had a relative die from Turret #2 on Dec. 7th. She should have been the one over watching the Arizona and the Missouri Be what she is! The END of the war with Japan. The Nevada and Enterprise BOTH were wronged in my opinion.

Our Dad served on the Nevada from 41-43, both in the Pacific and the Atlantic. He would have loved to have seen these pictures!

Boys Nevada has been found *cries in joy* now I hope y'all search 500 nm NE of Oahu for a very special ship in my heart.

Was that a glowing three headed fish I saw swimming around?

So, she wasn't really lost. The Navy knew where they sank her.

Thanks for this 👍

Since the US Navy sank her, they should have known almost exactly where she was!

Amazing to find that vessel after so many years..

Thank you for pixel the coordinates

We had a small bell from the USS Arkansas. Main ships bell in State Capital. Maybe it was from a launch. Inscribed USS Arkansas 1912. Was used to ring in last call at a bar when Dad found it in the 70's. I used it to ring in New Years Eve in NJ. One day it just vanished...

The Pennsylvania was used in a nuclear test and placed close to the device. It can be seen standing on its fantail vertical in the mushroom cloud on the right side of the column as a dark shadow. I don't know which photo it was but when I see it, I know it is her. She was essentially at ground zero. She was so badly damaged by a torpedo strike during the war and given her age it wasn't worth towing to the West Coast as the damage was quite severe and too dangerous to tow that far so...off to the test site.

This is amazing it looks like the ship is just sailing at night in some of the rov footage

The ballsist crew and toughest ship in the USN! The only BB to light its boilers and cut its mooring lines to get underway while under aerial attack with the Sunday band still on the fantail. The USS Nevada was in the process of reducing Mt. Suribaci, on Iwo Jima, to the waterline. when the marines got in the way by climbing up on top while she was blowing huge chunks out it. Had to check fire. The U.S. military should always keep warships like the Nevada around, just in case. Too bad they don't, but one encounter with the General Millies of the disjointed Chiefs and their Afghanistan leave behind mentality explains a lot.

Its sickening knowing what our military does to our old military supploes, ships, etc. It's not that fair that the USE Nevada had to go down like that, especially with its battle history. They should've put it in a museum...

Someone please get the navy to raise her and turn her into a museum

Rest in peace old girl.

better to just sink and not shoot it all to Hell. I was on one of the destroyers and was glad to see it on the bottom, standing up and now used for sonar practice off San Diego. Have some respect for a ship that worked along with its crew.

Hey guys- some AUDIO would have been nice- Some info on the tests surrounding her sinking would also be great- I know details details.

She endured a tough life!

Nice clear video

IT A CRYING SHAME THE USS NEVADA WAS NOT SAVED A FLOATING MUSEUM SHIP JUST FOR THE FACT SHE SURVIVED PEARL HARBOR DEC 7 1941

I remember reading years ago, that when they were refitting the Nevada after Pearl Harbor, copper was in such short supply that many of her main electrical bus bars were made from Sterling.

How is it so well preserved after so many years in seawater? There are very few barnacles or any sealife attached. Very strange!

I understand the value in the testing and all, but you'd think they'd have wanted to keep these things to break down for the scrap metal. So much of it!

I'm actually a big fan of the ship.it's one of my favorite ships. J

Looking at the underwater wreck of a battleship I "naturally" expect to see a tank. Not! HaHa

Survived all that just to get scuttled.

This ship has to be the best ship in history, 1st it survived Pearl Harbor. 2nd it got nuked 2 times, it somehow survived the 1st one and lasted for a little while after being nuked the 2nd time. Probably the strongest

1. How much of that damage was caused by the nuke, USS Iowa and time? 2. What's with the tank?

So much of history just gets destroyed 💔

I've never seen a ship with that many gun turrets. Maybe I need to brush up on my history because that's amazing to see.And if the military sank the ship on purpose then why was it lost? Do they not keep coordinates or any other information where it was sunk?

I find it hard to see that ship as "lost," as the Navy has to have had a record of exactly where they scuttled the remains of the ship after nuking it twice. I must say, I'm rather surprised that they dragged it all that way from Bikini Atoll instead of sinking it at Bikini. Yes, it does seem like such a senseless waste of precious planetary resources of iron. But, it is what it is: Easier to just dump than recycle. 😒

I hope they'll find the USS OKLAHOMA (BB-37) Nevada's sister-ship, soon. She should NOT be forgotten.

Sort of strange to tie down 4 tanks on the decks for the nuclear tests. They easily could have done the same tests with the tanks on the ground. That M26 was needed 3 later in Korea, only about 2,000 were produced.

I thought all the 40mm mounts on her were Quads !! Maybe added for her Okinawa battle ?

She should have been a museum

Lost all my guns in a boating accident.

Lost? Nevada was sunk as a gunnery target post-WWII. Hell she survived two atom bomb tests. Only thing lost here is the plot.

Good to see they blurred out the latitude/longitude. It'll make it harder for the Chinese salvors to find her.

Very cool thank you for sharing this. But I got to ask the question? Why was there a tank next to it. At the end of this video there was obviously a turned over tank.

A sad ending for such a Mighty Battleship. She should have been turned into a museum when her sea life was over.

SUPER!!!

What was a tank doing on board?

Two things. One, how irradiated was the camera sub, and two, why was there a Pershing on the sea floor with it?

Whenever that tank was separated, it didn’t waste any time getting to the bottom.

About one minute of footage and wow, it's a mangled mess :( But what's with the turned-turtle tracked vehicle among the debris? I think the next search mission is to locate the Oklahoma - nothing against Nevada, but to me the OK had a similar tragic fate: Raised and righted, then pushed out of the way until the war was over or nearly so, sold for scrap; while en route to Puget Sound (I think?) to be broken up the towline snapped, she rolled over and sank. We still don't treat our veterans with the respect they most definitely deserve.

Wish it had sound

Sorry it was never lost. I hope your little sub didn't catch any radiation. Thats why she in deep water.

What's with the tracked vehicle of wonder?

I believe the New York bb34 was sunk at the same time. It served even longer and also survived the bikini atoll tests. It would be cool if that wreck was found

Where did the tank come from?

If it was sank, didn’t someone already know where it was? Just saying.

For being hit with 2 nukes and bombarded for 5 days it's in really great shape

If Nevada was used in two atomic bomb tests the Navy obviously knew where it was sunk. So why was she said to be missing?

If i am correct they use nevads, prinz eugen, nagato, and many other at testing of atomic bombs

Aw man I feel liking surviving Pearl Harbor would have landed her a spot to become a Museum I guess not

Sooo, what your saying, is that items from the wreck can be salvaged cause she did not go down in time of war ?

I have 2 questions that question reasoning and competence: 1. Why use a 32 year old, highly awarded, battleship as a target for weapons testing? It should have been recommissioned as a museum. 2. They surely knew where it sank since they shot it at. Why did it take over 70 years to find it's wreck???

So if we sunk it , was it lost or just to deep to see it

I don't understand, didn't they find it right where they sank it? How was it "lost"?

How radioactive is it still

As great is that the Nevada being found was, I just wish that she, or some of the other battleships that were at Pearl Harbor, were preserved as museum ships. Given those ships history, At least California, Pennsylvania, And/or Maryland should be museum in their states.

Nice

Yoooo I love the battle tank nevada

SHOUNEN

1:57 What’s with the tank?

Why has she got a battle tank near her hull? Last time I checked no battleships carried tanks.

These tests were a disgrace to the Navy and those who served and died on these ships. War 2 sailors who were alive when these tests were conducted, watched their figurative homes and memories sent to the bottom like so much whale shit, in the name of "tests" that could have been performed with captured enemy ships. The USS Franklin was also sunk here, and it was refurbished, (very freshly, practically NEW), and could have served for decades longer.

What’s with the tank? Why is it there?

How did the tank get there?

Bullshit way to treat the only BB to have gotten underway during the attack on December 7th.

Is that a tank at the end?

Kind of odd that "The Ship That Wouldn't sink" sank twice.

How did they find it? Radation traces?