Battleship USS Mississippi at Sea 1945
Battleship USS Mississippi underway 1923
USS Mississippi at Sea 1942
USS Mississippi fires her forward 14-inch guns during the bombardment of Makin 20 November 1943
USS Mississippi Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone July 25, 1919
USS Mississippi and Royal Navy destroyers at Hvalfjordur Iceland 4 October 1941
USS Mississippi at Hampton Roads January 20, 1934
USS Mississippi in the Golden Gate San Francisco April 15, 1925
USS Mississippi battles storm during patrol in North Atlantic 1941
USS Mississippi dry-docked for repair at Guiuan in ABSD-5 6 July 1945
USS Mississippi on Hudson passing Statue of Liberty 1934
USS Mississippi in Puget Sound painted in camouflage MS-32 6D, July 1944
USS ABSD-2 at Manus with battleship USS Mississippi BB-41 drydocked October 1944
Battleship USS Mississippi BB-41 broadside
Battleship USS Mississippi BB-41
USS Mississippi, a New Mexico-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state.
Her keel was laid down 5 April 1915 by Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 25 January 1917 sponsored by Miss Camelle McBeath, and commissioned on 18 December 1917 with Captain J. L. Jayne in command.