Budgets for modernizing American battleships and building submarines increased according to the Dutch newspaper Het Vaderland dated 11 December 1928

Nevada-class

Tennessee-class

An item dated Washington, USA 11th reported that the Committee of Naval affairs approved 3 laws to increase the budgets for building and repairing battleships and submarines. The laws included a decrease of the 13.150.000 US dollars with450.000 US dollars for modernizing the battleships Oklahoma (1) and Nevada (2) and for the improvement of the battleship California (3) an extra 50.000 US dollars. The third law was dealing with the building of two submarines of which the budget was increased from 5,3 million US dollars to 6.650.000 US dollars.

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1. Of the Nevada-class consisting of the USS Nevada (BB-36) and Oklahoma (BB-37) preceded by the New York-class and succeeded by the Pennsylvania-class. Building authorized on 4 March 1911. Laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey on 26 October 1912, launched on 23 March 1914, sponsored by Lorena J. Cruce, commissioned on 2 May 1916, modernized at the Philadelphia navy yard between 1927-1930, sunk with the loss of 429 men during the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1942, decommissioned and stricken on 1 September 1944, salvaged and sold to the Moore Drycock Company, Oakland, California for 46.000 US dollars to be broken up on 5 December 1935 and underway to her final destination I San Francisco Bay sunk on a unknown position in a storm more as 500 miles distance from Hawaii on 17 May 1947.
2. Of the Nevada-class consisting of the USS Nevada (BB-36) and Oklahoma (BB-37) preceded by the New York-class and succeeded by the Pennsylvania-class. Building approved on 4 March 1911. Contract signed on 22 January 1912 with an additional on 31 July 1912. Laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA on 9 November 1912, launched on 11 July 1914, sponsored by Eleanor Anne Seibert, commissioned on 20 September 1916, modernized at the Norfolk Navy Yard included replacement of her direct drive by geared steam turbines and replacing her 12 by just 6 boilers between August 1927-January 1930, damaged by the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941, repairs completed in October 1942, decommissioned on 29 August 1946, sunk while used as a target on 31 July 1948 and stricken on 12 August 1948. Building costs 5.895.000 US dollars.
3. Of the Tennessee-class. Nicknamed The Prune Barge, Building ordered on 28 December 1915, laid down at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 25 October 1916, launched by Barbara Stephens Zane on 20 November 1919, commissioned on 10 August 1921, modernized in 1929-1930, damaged during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941,reconstructed at the Puget Sound Navy Yard between June 1942-31 January 1944, decommissioned on 14 February 1947, laid up in reserve and sold to the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrow Point, Maryland, USA be broken up on 10 July 1959.