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Welcome Aboard!
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 This is the Official Crew Website of the
USS Mississippi CGN-40
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
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Hello Shipmates-
This website will
be having
a major OVERHAUL in the next few weeks. I will be performing
a general maintenance fix-up, renovation,
and modernization of the entire website.
The newly designed website will launch before
Veteran's Day.
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PN2 Michael Edward Carr, USN
Served onboard 1990-1992
January 7, 1970 - October 3, 2014
Michael E. Carr, 44 of Cody, WY passed away
Friday, October 3, 2014 as a result of a
fatal car accident.
Memorial service 11:00 am Friday at St. Therese
Catholic Church, 901 N. Tahoe Trail, Sioux
Falls SD. A vigil service was held Thursday
Oct.9 at 7:00 PM with family present.
Michael Edward Carr,
was born January
7 1970
in Winona, MN, and
adopted by Maurice
and
Pat Carr on January
26 1970. He grew
up in
Sioux Falls SD, and
graduated from O’Gorman
High School in 1988.
During high school
Michael
was a very good athlete.
He played football,
fast pitch softball,
and ran track. He
held
the half mile record
for a number of years.
After High school
he attended Black
Hills
State University,
where he also played
football,
and then joined the
United States Navy
in
1990. After the service
he moved to Colorado
where he met and
married his wife
Deana in
September of 2000.
He worked a few jobs,
and was currently
working in Cody,
WY.
Michael enjoyed participating
& watching
sports, especially
his beloved Green
Bay
Packers. But more
than anything he
enjoyed
spending time with
his family and children.
Melissa, Haley and
Mason were his pride
and
joy of his life.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in the
form of donations directed to Sioux Falls
Catholic Schools Foundation. |
RADM Raynor A.K. Taylor, USN (Ret)
Rear Admiral Raynor A. K. Taylor, age 77,
passed away September 3, 2014 from cancer
and congestive heart failure. He died at
his home in Virginia Beach. He served as
our ship's captain 2 July 1980-22 July 1983.
The family will receive
friends at Hollomon-Brown
Funeral Home, 1457
Independence Boulevard
on Friday evening,
September 6 from
7 to
9 p.m. Ray's funeral
service will be held
at Old Donation Episcopal
Church, 4449 North
Witchduck Road, Virginia
Beach on Saturday,
September 7 at 11:30
a.m. A reception
will
follow in the Parish
Hall. Burial will
be
in the United States
Naval Academy Cemetery.
Condolences may be
offered to the family
at www.hollomon-brown.com
Obituary: http://www.navysna.org/SNA/Obits/Taylor.htm |
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USS Mississippi CGN-40 2014 Reunion was held Thursday, August 7th - Sunday, August
10th -
Thank you Jay Martin and all who helped in
making it a fantastic reunion.
To purchase photos of the 2014 Reunion held
at Norfolk, visit http://framedbysami.com/norfolk2014 .
You can create a book or buy individual photos
or even all the photos if you''d like.
Click Here for a Slideshow of the Reunion.
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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 and one submarine.
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. Sadly
the CGN-40 was cut
off in her prime, decommissioned
July 31, 1997 after
less than 20 years, and
much less than its
intended lifespan.
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
  
  
  
  
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom,
left to right
Top Row- Navy
Unit Commendation
(2)
Second Row
- Navy Meritorious
Unit Commendation
- Navy Battle
"E"
Ribbon (5) -
Navy Expeditionary
Service Medal
Third Row -
National Defense
Service Medal
- Armed Forces
Expeditionary
Medal - Southwest
Asia Service
Medal (3)
Fourth Row
- Armed Forces
Service Medal -
Sea Service
Deployment
Ribbon (2)- Coast
Guard Special
Operations
Ribbon
Fifth Row - NATO Medal - Kwuait Liberation
Medal (Saudia Arabia) - Kwuait Liberation
Medal (Kwuait)
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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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 Facebook Users can post on the Wall or join
in discussions and get the latest posting
on Reunion Information from Jay Martin.
Click Here to Join the Group |
 Military.com members to get in touch with
others. Post messages, share photos, add
a story or a history for the unit.
Click Here to Join |
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| Reunion Information |
The 2014 Reunion was held August 7th-10th,
2014 in Norfolk, VA.
-Information
about the 2016
Reunion will
posted here
as soon as
it's available.
The
next reunion
might be held
somewhere in
the
Midwest. |
USS Mississippi CGN-40 Reunion Association
Jay Martin
460 E. Park
St. APT 103
Elizabethtown,
PA 17022
717-278-0757
cgn40@comcast.net
Annual Dues:
$25.00 |
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- More pictures in Photo Album Slideshow
- More Information on Ship's History
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Do you have any great pictures of the Mighty
Mississippi to post on this website? Please
email them to mail@josediaz.net
All photos
will be returned if requested.. |
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"I can imagine no more rewarding a career.
Any man who may be asked in this century
what he did to make his life worthwhile,
I think can respond with a good deal of pride
and satisfaction 'I served in the United
States Navy.'"
John F. Kennedy |
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Christening of Mississippi by Miss Janet
Finch, daughter of Mississippi's governor. |
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Postcard of Mississippi's launching. |
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Visitors boarding the Mississippi after her
Commissioning ceremony, 5 August 1978. |
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1st Message to be transmitted from USS Mississippi
CGN-40 by RM2 Robert Patten. |
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Desert Storm - 29 January 1991 - A BGM-109 Tomahawk Land-Attack
Missile (TLAM) is launched toward a target
in Iraq from the port side Mark 143 Armored
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USS Mississippi (CGN 40) berthed at Naval
Station Pascacoula, Mississippi in February
1996. |
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Part of Ship Preserved
