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USS Mississippi, named either for the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River, may refer to:

  • USS Mississippi (1841) was a sidewheel frigate that saw action in the Mexican–American War and was lost during the American Civil War
  • USS Mississippi (BB-23) was the lead ship of the Mississippi class of battleships, saw action before World War I and was eventually sold to Greece
  • USS Mississippi (BB-41) was a New Mexico-class battleship and saw action during World War II
  • USS Mississippi (CGN-40) was a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser
  • USS Mississippi (SSN-782) is a Virginia-class submarine commissioned in 2012

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USS Mississippi

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USS Mississippi, named either for the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River, may refer to: USS Mississippi (1841) was a sidewheel frigate that...

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List of battleships of the United States Navy

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scrapping. Two American-built pre-dreadnought battleships, USS Mississippi (BB-23) and her sister USS Idaho (BB-24), were sunk in 1941 by German bombers during...

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Invasion of Lingayen Gulf

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from the USS Long when it was sunk. Admiral Chandler had served aboard the USS Chandler in one of his first assignments. The USS Mississippi (BB-41) began...

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Greek battleship Kilkis

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USS Mississippi (BB-23) was the lead ship of the Mississippi class originally built by the US Navy in 1904–1908. The class was built to a design smaller...

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USS Queen of the West

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The USS Queen of the West was a sidewheel steamer ram ship and the flagship of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. It was built...

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Battle of Makin

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vessels. During the bombardment, a turret explosion on battleship USS Mississippi killed 43 sailors. Troops began to go ashore at two beaches at 08:30...

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Battle of Okinawa

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castle.: 395–496  Shuri Castle had been shelled by the battleship USS Mississippi for three days before this advance. The 32nd Army withdrew to the south...

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War of 1912

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Guantanamo Bay on 7 June, while one battalion landed at Havana on 10 June. USS Mississippi landed her detachment at El Cuero on 19 June. Of the 1,292 men who...

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USS Cairo

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USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats...

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George Dewey

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academy in 1858 and was assigned as the executive lieutenant of the USS Mississippi at the beginning of the Civil War. He participated in the capture of...

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Sydney Smith Lee

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accompanied Commodore Perry to Japan in 1853, commanding his flagship USS Mississippi. Commander Lee served as commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy and Philadelphia...

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Submarine Squadron 1

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USS Hawaii (SSN 776) USS North Carolina (SSN-777) USS Missouri (SSN-780) USS Mississippi (SSN-782) USS Minnesota (SSN-783) USS Illinois (SSN-786) USS...

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Seaplane tender

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sister ship of Engadine) USS Langley (USA's first aircraft carrier; converted into a seaplane tender in 1937) USS Mississippi (USA, a battleship used as...

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