History
USS Mississippi
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1917-12-18 | 1956-09-17 | Served as BB-41 until 2 February, 1946. Reclassified as EAG-128, served as EAG-128 until 17 September, 1956. |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
8 Battle Stars
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- New Mexico-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- Newport News Ship Building Co., Newport News, Virginia.
- Keel Laid
- 1915-04-05
- Launch Date
- 1917-01-25
- Displacement
- 1917 Config: 33,530 Tons | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 36,737 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1918 Config: 9 x Babcock & Wilcox OIl-Fired Boilers, 4 x Turbo-Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 6 x Bureau Express Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Curtis Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 13.5 - 8in, Deck Armor: 4.5in - 1.75in, Splinter Deck Armor: 2in - 1in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in - 4in, Turret Armor: 18in - 5in, Barbette Armor: 13in - 4.5in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 28 November, 1956.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 12 x 14"/50 Caliber Guns (4x3)
- Secondary
- 1917 Config: 14 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (14x1) | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1) | 1945 Config: Remaining 5"/51 Caliber Guns Removed
- Tertiary
- 1917 Config: 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1) | 1931 - 1933 Refit: 8 x 5"/28 Caliber Guns (8x1), 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1) | 1945 Config: 16 x 5"/28 Caliber Guns (16x1), 52 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (13x4), 40 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (40x1)
- Additional
- 1917 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1931 - 1933 Refit: Torpedo Tubes removed