USN · BB
Mississippi
Photos and infoNew Mexico-class battleship. In Oldendorf's battle line at Surigao Strait on the night of 24-25 October 1944. Decommissioned 17 September 1956. On 31 January 1944 she shelled Kwajalein. She shelled Taroa on 20 February and Wotje on 21 February.
| Class | New Mexico class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-41 |
| Builder | Newport News |
| Launched | 1917-01-25 |
| Commissioned | 1917-12-18 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned at Norfolk on 17 September 1956. Sold for scrap on 28 November 1956. |
| Armament (class) | Four triple 14-inch turrets. New Mexico, Mississippi, and Idaho. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph SC-215864, an official U.S. Navy photo. USS Mississippi (BB-41) in the Mississippi River on 16 October 1945, on the way to Navy Day at New Orleans. The hull number 41 is on the bow. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Carroll, Penn LearyCaptain from 29 November 1941Relieved on 20 December 1941
Ainsworth, Walden LeeCaptain from 20 December 1941Relieved on 27 June 1942
Cobb, Calvin HayesCaptain from 27 June 1942Relieved on 16 November 1942
Hunter, Lunsford LomaxCaptain from 16 November 1942Relieved on 26 April 1944
Redfield, Heman Judd Jr.Captain from 26 April 1944Relieved on 18 July 1945JCCrowe, John Francis Jr.Captain from 18 July 1945Relieved on 10 May 1947Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · shelled Kwajalein on 31 January, Taroa on 20 February, and Wotje on 21 February
Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · in the battle line
