, ▁Bath , ▁Maine ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁laid ▁down ▁as ▁Connecticut , ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁Connecticut ▁was ▁launched ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 0 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Miss ▁Grace ▁B out elle ; ▁renamed ▁Nev ada , ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 1 ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Commander ▁Thomas ▁B . ▁Howard ▁in ▁command . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁for ▁the ▁h ull , ▁mach in ery , ▁arm or ▁and ▁arm ament ▁was ▁$ 1 , 8 5 1 , 3 1 3 . 2 2 . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁s ▁had ▁been ▁designed ▁to ▁combine ▁a ▁heavy ▁striking ▁power ▁with ▁easy ▁conce al ment ▁and ▁neg lig ible ▁target ▁area . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁, ▁measured ▁ ▁in ▁overall ▁length , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁draft ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁man ned ▁by ▁a ▁total ▁crew ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁officers ▁and ▁ 2 0 9 ▁men . ▁ ▁Nev ada ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁two ▁vertical ▁triple ▁expansion ▁engines ▁driving ▁two ▁sc rew ▁prop ellers ▁with ▁steam ▁generated ▁by ▁four ▁Nic laus se ▁bo ilers . ▁The ▁engines ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁produce ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁however , ▁on ▁sea ▁tri als ▁she ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁produce ▁ ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁Nev ada ▁was