The USS Mississippi reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

USS Mississippi

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.
• The third USS Mississippi (BB-41), a New Mexico-class battleship, saw action during World War II.
• The fourth USS Mississippi'\' (CGN-40) was a Virginia''-class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser.

This is the "USS Mississippi" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.