USS Nevada (BM-8)

	The crew is out on a Sunday in 1909 in dress whites.
History
United States
Name	Connecticut (1899-1901); Nevada (1901-1909); Tonopah (1909-1922);
Namesake	The State of Connecticut; The State of Nevada; Tonopah, Nevada;
Ordered	4 May 1898
Awarded	19 October 1898
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Cost	$1,851,313.22
Laid down	17 April 1899
Launched	24 November 1900
Commissioned	5 March 1903
Decommissioned	1 July 1920
Renamed	Nevada, January 1901; Tonopah, 2 March 1909;
Identification	Hull symbol:M-8; Hull Symbol:BM-8, 17 July 1920;
Fate	Sold, 26 January 1922
General characteristics
Type	Arkansas-class monitor
Displacement	3,225 long tons (3,277 t) (standard); 3,356 long tons (3,410 t) (full load);
Length	255 feet 1 inch (77.75 m) (overall); 252 ft (77 m) (waterline);
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (mean)
Installed power	4 × Niclausse boilers; 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW);
Propulsion	2 × Vertical triple expansion engines; 2 × screw propellers;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) (design); 13.04 kn (24.15 km/h; 15.01 mph) (on trial);
Complement	13 officers 209 men
Armament	2 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber breech-loading rifles (1×2); 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal guns (4×1); 3 × 6-pounder 57 mm (2.2 in) guns;
Armor	Harvey armor; Side belt: 11–5 in (280–130 mm); Barbette: 11–9 in (280–230 mm); Gun turret: 10–9 in (250–230 mm); Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm); Conning tower: 8 in (200 mm);

The first USS Nevada, a monitor, was ordered on 4 May 1898. She was awarded to the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine on 19 October 1898 and laid down as Connecticut, 17 April 1899. Connecticut was launched 24 November 1900; sponsored by Miss Grace Boutelle; renamed Nevada, January 1901; and commissioned on 5 March 1903, Commander Thomas B. Howard in command. The total cost for the hull, machinery, armor and armament was $1,851,313.22.

Nevada was renamed Tonopah in 1909 to free up the name for a new battleship.