When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
This set of 5 photos and postcards is of the USS Mississippi BB-41 when in the dry docks in Washington State.
Approximate size of the largest: 3.5 inches x 5.75 inches
Smallest: 3.25 inches x 5.5 inches
The USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128) was the second of three members of the New Mexico class of battleship, and the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state. It was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and was laid down on 5 April 1915. The ship was launched on 25 January 1917 and commissioned on 18 December 1917. It was decommissioned on 17 September 1956 and was broken up in 1957. The ship was awarded 8 battle stars.
The ship was armed with a battery of twelve 14-inch (356 mm) guns in four three-gun turrets, and was protected by heavy armor plate, with her main belt armor being 13.5 inches (343 mm) thick. The ship remained in North American waters during World War I, conducting training exercises to work up the crew. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the ship served in the Pacific Fleet.
During World War II, Mississippi supported amphibious operations in the Pacific. She shelled Japanese forces during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands and the Philippines campaigns and the invasions of Peleliu and Okinawa. After the war, Mississippi was converted into a gunnery training ship, and was also used to test new weapons systems. These included the RIM-2 Terrier missile and the AUM-N-2 Petrel missile. She was eventually decommissioned in 1956 and sold to ship breakers in November that year.
Please inspect the pictures, as they give the best representation of condition. May have discoloring, edge or corner wear, marks, creases, fading, smudges, corner or edge bends, tears, or corners missing.
(E55 inventory number)
