General Characteristics, Virginia Class

USS MISSISSIPPI CGN-40
Navy Designation CGN-40
Type of Ship Guided Missle Cruiser, Nuclear Powered
Builders Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Va.
Power Plant Two General Electric nuclear reactors, two geared turbines, two shafts.
Length 585 feet 10.5 inches
Beam 63 feet 1.25 inches
Draft 29 1/2 feet
Height (Waterline to top of mast) 171 Feet
Displacement 11,736 tons (full load)
Speed 32 plus knots
Keel Laid 22 February 1975
Commissioning 05 August 1978
Deactivation 06 September 1996
Decommissioning27 August 1997
Crew 39 Officers, 539 Enlisted
Armament
  • Standard Missile (MR)
  • Eight Harpoon (From 2 quad launchers)
  • Eight Tomahawk ASM/LAM (From two Armored Box Launchers)
  • ASROC (fired from Mk-26 launchers fore and aft)
  • Six MK-46 torpedoes (from two triple mounts)
  • Two 5-inch/54 caliber MK 45 lightweight guns
  • Two Phalanx close-in-weapons systems
Major Deployments 6 Mediterranean
8 Law Enforcement
Battle Efficiency Awards 7
Total Messages processed In Excess of 5,000,000
Weapons Firings 6 Tomahawks, 2 Harpoons,
8935 5" Rounds, 19 Torpedoes
Anchors (2) 14,500 And 6,000 Pounds
Anchor Chain Length (2) 180 And 130 Fathoms
Rudders (2) 146,000 Pounds
Screws (2) 17 Feet in Diameter
Shaft Horsepower 64,000 S.H.P.
Air Conditioning Plant Capacity 800 Tons (Enough for more than 120 homes
Electric Plant Capacity 15,000 Kilowatts (Enough for more than 240 homes)
Total Water Distilled 55,188,000 gallons
Piping and Tubing In excess of 50 miles
Number of valves In excess of 10,000
Monies disbursed (Salaries) $333,200,000
Paint used 32,540 Gallons
Hamburgers served to Crew 1,222,000 Patties
French Fries Served 322,000 Pounds
Chicken served 410,000 Pounds
Milk served 284,544 Gallons






































































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