History
USS Mississippi
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1908-02-01 | 1914-07-21 | |
| 1914-07-21 | 1941-04-23 | Hellenic Navy Service |
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Mississippi-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
- Keel Laid
- 1904-05-12
- Launch Date
- 1905-09-30
- Displacement
- 14,697 Tons
- Speed
- 17 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Boilers, 2 x Triple-Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 9in - 7in, Extended Armor: 4in, Deck Armor: 3in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 9in, Turret Armor (Main Guns): 12in - 2.5in, Barbette Armor (Main Guns): 10in - 6in, Turret Armor (8" Sec Guns): 7in - 2in, Barbette Armor (8" Sec Guns): 6in - 4in, Casemate Armor: 7in
- Final Disposition
- Sold to Greece, 8 July, 1914, renamed Kilkis. Sunk 23 April, 1941 in Salamis Harbor.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 4 x 12"/45 Caliber Mark 5 Guns (2x2)
- Secondary
- 8 x 8"/45 Caliber Mark 6 Guns (4x2), 8 x 7"/45 Caliber Mark 2 Guns (8x1)
- Tertiary
- 12 x 3"/50 Caliber Guns (12x1), 6 x 3-Pounder (47mm) Guns (6x1)
- Additional
- 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship