Her 5"/51s and 5"/25s were replaced with sixteen &lt;a href="5%26quot%3B/38%20caliber%20gun"&gt;5"/38 caliber gun&lt;/a&gt;s in new twin mounts. "Nevada", with Willard A. Kitts commanding, then sailed for Alaska, where she provided fire support from 11–18 May 1943 for the capture of Attu. "Nevada" then departed for Norfolk Navy Yard in June for further modernization.