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Welcome Aboard!
This website is dedicated to the hardworking
men of the USS Mississippi CGN-40 who have
answered every challenge, performed every
task, and helped preserve the ideals of America.
the last ship to bear this name: CGN-40
All Crew Members update
your information
in the Alpha Roster.
Nearly 1000 Shipmates have registered
since the website was created
in 1997.
The name USS MISSISSIPPI has been carried
by four ships:
Sideswheel steamer saw action in the Mexican-American War and
was lost during the American Civil War.
Battleship (BB-23) (1908-1914) was 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.
Battleship (BB-41/EAG-128) (1917-1956) was a New Mexico-class battleship,
saw action during World War II.
Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser (CGN-40) was the best ship in Naval History.
The Fifth USS MISSISSIPPI:
USS Mississippi
(SSN 782) :
Virginia Class
Attack Submarine:
Named USS
Mississippi
(SSN-782) on
30 January 2008;
Construction
began at Electric
Boat in December
2006.
Links and Articles:
http://www.sublant.navy.mil
http://www.navsource.org
http://www.wlox.com
http://www.navy.mil
http://www.visualintel.net
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An artist's rendering of a Virginia-class
submarine underway.
Namesake: Mississippi
Awarded: 14 August 2003
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down: 9 June 2010
Status: Awarded
General characteristics
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine
Displacement: 7800 tons light, 7800 tons full
Length: 114.9 meters (377 feet)
Beam: 10.3 meters (34 feet)
Propulsion: S9G reactor
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) [1]
Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Test depth: greater than 800 feet (250 meters) [2]
Complement: 134 officers and men |
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