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	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Mississippi (BB 41)
		Mississippi (BB-41) was laid down 5 April 1915 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va; launched 25 January 1917; sponsored by Miss Camelle McBeath; and commissioned 15 December 1917, Capt J. Jayne in command.
		Mississippi continued to support the operations at Leyte Gulf until 16 November, when she steamed to the Admiralty Islands.
		Mississippi decommissioned at Norfolk 17 September 1956, and was sold for scrapping to the Bethlehem Steel Co., on 28 November, the same year.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/mississippi/bb41-miss.html (923 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > USS Mississippi (BB-23)
		The second USS Mississippi (BB-23), the lead ship of her class[?], was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state.
		Mississippi remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia until detached 30 December 1913 for duty as aeronautic station ship at Pensacola, Florida.
		Mississippi decommissioned at Newport News on 21 July 1914, and was turned over to the Royal Hellenic Navy[?] the same day.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/us/USS_Mississippi_(BB-23) (809 words)

	USS Mississippi (1841) - Definition, explanation
		USS Mississippi, a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy bear that name.
		She was named for the Mississippi River; succeeding ships were named for the 20th state, admitted to the Union 10 December 1817.
		Mississippi returned to New York City on 23 April 1855, and again sailed for the Far East 19 August 1857, to base at Shanghai and patrol in support of America's burgeoning trade with the Orient.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/us/uss_mississippi__1841_.php (843 words)

	Lawyers, Guns and Money: Sunday Battleship Blogging: USS Mississippi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mississippi and her sisters were rebuilt with a citadel superstructure somewhat similar to that of HMS Rodney.
		Mississippi, lacking the most modern radar (she was equipped with Mark 3 radar, the same type used by USS Washington at Guadalcanal), fired only one salvo at Yamashiro, less than a minute before Admiral Oldendorf issued a cease-fire order.
		Mississippi was more fortunate than her sisters and half-sisters, who found themselves either at the bottom of Bikini Atoll, at the scrapping yard, or in reserve.
	lefarkins.blogspot.com /2006/10/sunday-battleship-blogging-uss.html (377 words)

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		Mississippi entered Norfolk Navy Yard 30 March 1931 for a modernization overhaul, departing once again on training exercises in September 1933.
		Mississippi continued to support the operations at Leyte Gulf until 16 November, when she steamed to the Admiralty Islands.
		Mississippi decommissioned at Norfolk 17 September 1956, and was sold for scrapping to the Bethlehem Steel Co., on 28 November, the same year.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb41.htm (896 words)

	USS Mississippi - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Mississippi in honor of the 20th state.
		The first USS Mississippi, a sidewheel steamer, saw action in the Mexican-American War and was lost during the American Civil War.
		The second USS Mississippi (BB-23), the lead ship of her class, saw action before World War I and was eventually sold to Greece, renamed Lemnos, and sunk in the early days of World War II.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USS_Mississippi (162 words)

	USS Mississippi
		The first Mississippi was named for the Mississippi River; succeeding ones for the 20th State, admitted to the Union 10 December 1817.
		Mississippi returned to New York 23 April 1855, and again sailed for the Far East 19 August 1857, to base at Shanghai and patrol in support of America's burgeoning trade with the Orient.
		Mississippi remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia until detached 30 December 1913 for duty as aeronautic station ship at Pensacola, Fla. Departing 6 January 1914, the battleship arrived 21 January, transporting equipment for the establishment of a naval air station.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m/mississippi.htm (2392 words)

	Mississippi
		Mississippi is bordered on the north by the state of Tennessee; on the east by Alabama, on the south by Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico; and on the west by Louisiana and Arkansas (across the Mississippi River).
		Mississippi is heavily forested, with over half of the state's acerage covered by wild trees (mostly pine trees, but Mississippi has an abundance of other trees (cottonwood, elm, hickory, oak, pecan, sweet gum, and tupelo).
		Mississippi was the second state to secede from the Union as one of the Confederate States of America on January 9, 1861.
	articles.gourt.com /en/Mississippi (2759 words)

	Mississippi Believe It! - Facts about Mississippi Business, Medicine, Entertainers, Writers, Musicians, Athletes, Arts, ...
		In fact, Mississippi was home to the first-ever heart transplant … and the first-ever lung transplant … and the first-ever kidney autotransplant.
		One small town in Mississippi – D'Lo – sent proportionally more men to serve in World War II than any other town in the country … which was literally every eligible man in town.
		Finally, we salute the men and women who now man the USS Cole as she sails to fulfill her duty to the United States of America and to freedom itself.
	www.mississippibelieveit.com (1451 words)

	USS Mississippi
		The first Mississippi a side-wheel steamer, was laid down by Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1839; built under the personal supervision of Commodore Matthew C. Perry commissioned 22 December 1841, Capt. W.
		Mississippi cruised the Mediterranean during 1849-51, then returned to the United States to prepare for service as flagship in Commodore Perry's momentous voyage to Japan.
		Mississippi returned to New York 23 April 1855, and again.sailed for the Far East 19 August 1857, to base at Shanghai and patrol in support of America's burgeoning truce with the Orient.
	www.multied.com /navy/Steamer/mississippi.html (699 words)

	USS Mississippi (CGN 40)
		USS MISSISSIPPI, third ship of the four ship VIRGINIA Class nuclear-powered, guided missile cruisers, was commissioned on 5 August 1978 at Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
		MISSISSIPPI was also called upon during that deployment to patrol off the shore of Egypt after President Anwar Sadat was assassinated.
		During the deployment, MISSISSIPPI provided support to Battle Force Sixth Fleet off the Coast of Lebanon in response to the killing of Marine Corps Colonel Higgins by terrorists.
	navysite.de /cg/cgn40.htm (865 words)

	The US Navy
		Mississippi (BB-41) was laid down 5 April 1915 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va; launched 25 January 1917; sponsored by Miss Camelle McBeath; and commissioned 15 December 1917, Capt J. Jayne in command.
		Mississippi continued to support the operations at Leyte Gulf until 16 November, when she steamed to the Admiralty Islands.
		Mississippi decommissioned at Norfolk 17 September 1956, and was sold for scrapping to the Bethlehem Steel Co., on 28 November, the same year.
	www.navy.mil /navydata/navy_legacy.asp?id=116 (923 words)

	USS Mississippi (CGN 40)
		USS MISSISSIPPI was the third ship in the VIRGINIA class of nuclear powered guided missile cruisers.
		USS MISSISSIPPI, third ship of the four ship VIRGINIA Class nuclear-powered, guided missile cruisers, was commissioned on 5 August 1978 at Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
		In 1983, MISSISSIPPI received COMSIXTHFLT Battle Force "Top Hand" Award, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, her fourth consecutive excellent in the annual Operation Reactors Safeguards Examination, the Top Hammer Award for top performance in Atlantic Fleet exercise operations, the Old Crow Award for excellence and contributions in electronic warfare, and her second consecutive "Battle Efficiency" Award.
	www.united-states-navy.com /cg/cgn40.htm (851 words)

	Battleship Photo Index BB-23 USS MISSISSIPPI
		Mississippi, commissioned in February 1908, is presumably the more complete ship, in the center of the photograph.
		Mississippi (BB-23) circa 1910, shortly after she was fitted with a "cage" foremast.
		Kilkis, the former Mississippi (BB-23), is in the foreground.
	www.navsource.org /archives/01/23.htm (1106 words)

	USN Ships--USS Mississippi (BB-41)
		USS Mississippi, a 32,000 ton New Mexico class battleship, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
		In June 1941, in response to the deteriorating war situation in Europe, she was brought back to the Atlantic, operating between the United States and Iceland during much of the rest of that year.
		Mississippi was converted to a gunnery training and weapons development ship in 1946, and given the new hull number AG-128.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/bb41.htm (872 words)

	Mississippi (MS) hotels - Discount Mississippi hotel room reservations
		Law and Government Capital: Jackson Geography Physical Geography: Mississippi is bounded by Tennessee on the north, Alabama on the east, the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana on the south, and on the west, across the Mississippi River, the states of Louisiana and Arkansas.
		Mississippi's physical geography is characterized by two distinct regions: the Mississippi River Floodplain and the Gulf Coastal Plain.
		The Mississippi Floodplain runs along the western part of the state, adjacent to the Mississippi River, and includes the Mississippi Delta region, one of the most fertile regions in the world.
	mississippi-ms.hotels-united-states.com (955 words)

	USS Mississippi CGN-40 Official Crew Website
		The bridge console piece of CGN-40 USS Mississippi is now on indefinite display at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum located at Camp Shelby, MS.
		It was restored by Ingalls Ship Yard in Pascagoula Mississippi and was a part of a temporary exhibit at the Old Capitol Museum but it now resides here and is on display for the public five days a week.
		USS MISSISSIPPI, third ship of the four Virginia Class Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Cruisers, was commissioned on August 5, 1978 at Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
	www.josediaz.net /cgn40 (554 words)

	USS Fremont APA-44 Specifications
		Bayfield Class: USS Fremont APA-44 was launched 31 March 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation; Pascagoula, Mississippi; as Sea Corsair, sponsored by Mrs.
		On 23 November 1943 the ship was placed in full commission as USS Fremont APA-44 with Captain Clarence V. Conlan, USN as her first commanding officer.
		Mary Casey, the wife of LTJG William R. Casey the ship's Dental Officer was a sponsor of the USS Fremont at the re-commissioning ceremony.
	www.ussfremont.org /specs.html (278 words)

	USS Mississippi (BB-23) - Definition, explanation
		USS Mississippi (BB-23), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Mississippi.
		She was launched 30 September 1905 sponsored by Miss M.C. Money, daughter of Senator Hernando D. Money of Mississippi, and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 1 February 1908, Captain J.C. Fremont in command.
		USS Mississippi (BB 23) facts, history, and images.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/us/uss_mississippi__bb_23_.php (887 words)

	USS Neosho (AO-23) Home Page
		Construction of the U.S.S. Neosho began in June of 1938 in Kearny, New Jersey, and she was launched on April 29, 1939.
		The tanker U.S.S. Cimarron (AO-22) was pressed into action and spent the next several months speeding back and forth across the Pacific, carrying fuel from San Pedro, California to Pearl Harbor, joined in August of 1941 by the U.S.S. Neosho.
		The U.S.S. Neosho (right) sits at the Ford Island dock in "Battleship Row." Several torpedo wakes and shock waves are visible in the water, and the U.S.S. California (far right) is oozing oil.
	www.delsjourney.com /uss_neosho/neosho_home.htm (3092 words)

	USS Westfield Civil War Union Navy Ship
		USS Westfield, an 822-ton side-wheel inshore gunboat, was built in 1861 at New York City as a civilian ferryboat.
		USS Harriet Lane is shown in the left distance, under attack by the Confederate gunboats Neptune and Bayou City.
		USS Harriet Lane is shown in the center, under attack by the Confederate gunboats Neptune and Bayou City.
	americancivilwar.com /tcwn/civil_war/Navy_Ships/USS_Westfield.html (733 words)

	Warships - WWW.TheDeckPlate.Com
		USS Turner Joy, a Forrest Sherman class destroyer, is on display at the Bremerton boardwalk, in Bremerton, Washington.
		From Saipan, to Okinawa, to Kwajalein, to Tokyo Bay, USS Idaho was a force to be reckoned with in the Pacific.
		USS Mansfield was part of America's wartime naval build-up, which saw United States Shipyards deliver some 390 destroyers to the Navy during the course of World War-II.
	www.thedeckplate.com /warships.htm (1795 words)

	Robert Pearce Briscoe, Admiral, United States Navy
		From 1931 to 1933 he was on China Station, assigned first as Executive Officer of the USS Edsall (DD-219), on Yangtze River patrol during the Japanese occupation of Woosung and Manchuria, and later as Communication Officer of the USS Houston (CA-30), flagship of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet.
		Sea duty as navigator of the battleship USS Mississippi (BB-41) preceded a tour during the prewar period as Assistant Director of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Navy Department Liaison Officer with the National Defense Research Committee.
		He was transferred to command of the USS DENVER in July 1943, and returned that cruiser to the United States after she suffered severe battle damage off Rabaul in November 1943.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /rpbriscoe.htm (1501 words)

	MDAH > Calendar of Events
		The public is invited to the dedication of the portrait of the Honorable Burnita Shelton Matthews to the Hall of Fame of the State of Mississippi.
		The public is invited to the dedication of the portrait of Jacob L. Reddix to the Hall of Fame of the State of Mississippi.
		Mississippi's Capitals and Capitols, a new permanent exhibit at the museum, examines the various sites of the seat of government for the state of Mississippi as well as the different buildings that have served as capitol.
	www.mdah.state.ms.us /admin/news/576_events.html (4887 words)

	Uss Mississippi Cartoons
		You are looking at the "uss mississippi" cartoon and caricature page from the CartoonStock Vintage Cartoon directory, the web's biggest searchable archive of vintage and historical cartoons.
		Uss Mississippi cartoon 1 - catalog reference csl1426
		Copyright in this image is owned by the original artist, rights to reproduce or use the image may be obtained from www.CartoonStock.com.
	www.cartoonstock.com /vintage/directory/u/uss_mississippi.asp (239 words)

	USS HORNET CV-12 CVA-12 CVS-12 by Dwayne Miles
		These are the two patches that my father (Ray Miles) had while serving on board the U.S.S. HORNET CVA-12 from 1954 to October 1957.
		The USS HORNET and Shane Riffel http://www.shaneriffel.com will team up to race a Craftsman Truck Series Dodge truck later this year.
		The USS HORNET Museum is looking for any photos taken during the trip from Long Beach to Bremerton for the decommissioning in 1970, and even some in Bremerton.
	www.its.caltech.edu /~drmiles/hornet.html (1779 words)

	SSN 683 Parche - Navy Ships
		The keel of the USS Parche (SSN 683) was laid in December 1970 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		USS Parche, namesake of one of the most highly decorated subs to serve in the Pacific Fleet during WWII, was commissioned in 1973 and served as a unit of Atlantic Submarine Force until 1976 before transferring to SUBPAC.
		USS Parche (SS 384) was decommissioned in December 1948 and its proud name stricken from the naval records.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/ssn-683.htm (486 words)

	USS Mississippi BB-41
		After overhaul at San Francisco, Mississippi sailed from San Pedro on 19 October to take part in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands.
		Mississippi continued to support the operations at Leyte Gulf until 16 November, when she steamed to the Admiralty Islands.
		Mississippi was decommissioned at Norfolk 17 September 1956, and was sold for scrapping to the Bethlehem Steel Company on 28 November.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /ships/usn/BB-41.html (554 words)

	Donald F. McLean (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After two years of duty at the Naval Academy, he served on the battlehisp USS Mississippi until 1936 when he was assigned duty at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D.C. He then served as assistant gunnery officer on USS Honolulu and commanded the minelayer USS Montgomery from 1930 to 1941.
		Capt. McLean was the navigator on USS Raleigh during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
		Prior to assuming command of USS Tuscon in July, 1947, he was director of the Finance and Material Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel.
	www.quarterdeck.org /book/cencoms/mclean.html (275 words)

	Captain George W. Grider
		He reported to the Navy Yard, Mare Island, California on March 11, 1942 in connection with fitting out the USS WAHOO and was assigned duty aboard upon her commissioning on May 15, 1942.
		For duty aboard the WAHOO he was awarded the Silver Star Medal and is entitled to the ribbon for, and a facsimile of, the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the submarine.
		He was relieved of command of the USS FLASHER in March 1946 and for his service as Commanding Officer of that submarine was awarded the Navy Cross.
	www.warfish.com /george.html (635 words)

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