On July 3, 1987,
Nevada experienced an equipment failure during the transit to her newly assigned homeport in Bangor, Washington. Portions of the vessel's reduction gear were improperly installed, causing around $500,000 in damages and lost propulsion. While at sea, its crew made temporary repairs and returned to port on its own power.
Nevada moored into
Sitka, Alaska alongside on June 7, 1988. On November 4th, it moored at
Naval Air Station Alameda and gave tours to the public. In 1989
Nevada was homeported at Kitsap Naval Base in Bangor, Washington. In August of 1990,
Nevada visited the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in California. On April 29, 1993,
Nevada successfully launched two
Trident 1 (C4) missiles during a "Follow-on CINC Evaluation Test" (FCET) launch. This was performed again with 4 Tridents on 10 February 1998, one of the final C4 missile firings by a Pacific-based submarine before the fleet transitioned to the D5 missile.
Fiberglass portions of
Nevada sail were damaged, and a second tug had to recover the drifting barge. This award is given to the best submarine in its respective submarine
squadron and is determined based on performance in inspections for tactical readiness and
nuclear reactor safety, among other factors. In February 2008,
Nevada entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton Site for a regularly scheduled Engineering Refueling Overhaul. The 'Green' crew worked for nearly 30 months on the refit and refuel until they were separated back to the 'Gold' and 'Blue' crews on 21 July 2010 in preparation for workups and sea trials.
Nevada was awarded the 2018
Omaha Trophy on 21 August 2019. The Blue and Gold crews received the trophy to recognize their high standards of performance in the command's mission areas. The ballistic missile submarine has been regarded as "one of the US Navy's most powerful weapons" in 2022. ==References==