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Christening of Mississippi by Miss Janet Finch, daughter
of Mississippi's governor. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Mississippi sliding down the ways. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Postcard of Mississippi's launching. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Commissioning invitation. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Commissioning admission ticket. |
Dale Hargrave |
04014018 |
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Visitors boarding the Mississippi after her Commissioning
ceremony, 5 August 1978. |
Dale Hargrave |
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Commissioning Booklet, 5 August 1978. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Welcome Aboard pamphlet, 1978 - 1980. |
Tommy Trampp |
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Welcome Aboard pamphlet, 1978 - 1980. |
Tommy Trampp |
04014027 |
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Welcome Aboard pamphlet, 1978 - 1980. |
Tommy Trampp |
04014028 |
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Welcome Aboard pamphlet, 1978 - 1980. |
Tommy Trampp |
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Starboard bow underway. |
USN |
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Starboard bow underway. |
USN |
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Port bow underway. |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
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Undated starboard bow view. |
Robert Hirsh |
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Undated port side photo of USS
Arkansas (CGN 41), USS Mississippi (CGN 40), and USS
Texas (CGN 39) (bottom to top). |
Robert Hirsh |
04014019 |
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Undated Welcome Aboard pamphlet cover. |
Darryl Baker |
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Port bow view while underway in the Atlantic, August 1978. |
Robert M. Cieri |
04014031 |
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The winner of a contest to design a patch for the engineering department? just prior to the ship's first med cruise.? Winner received 1 month no duty days.? Notice the vendor misspelled the word integrity.? The drawing submitted was a far better representation of a VA class cruiser than seen on the patch. |
Marc Reckner |
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First Aid pamphlet circa 1980-1982. |
Marc Reckner |
04013812 |
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An aerial starboard bow view of six nuclear-powered guided missile
cruisers underway in formation during exercise READEX 1-81. The ships
are, from left to right: USS TEXAS (CGN
39), USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40), USS
CALIFORNIA (CGN 36), USS SOUTH
CAROLINA (CGN 37), USS VIRGINIA
(CGN 38) and USS ARKANSAS (CGN
41). Photo taken 26 February 1981 by PH1 Anthony Alleyne.
DOD Photo #DN-SC-87-08333
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Steve Dietrich |
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Six nuclear powered cruisers sailing together on 28 February 1981. The United States had operated nuclear powered cruisers for over three decades. USS Long Beach (CGN 9) entered service in 1961 while the final cruisers, the California class were decommissioned in 1999 (The Virginia class, the final class designed and built, were decommissioned in 1998). First row, front to back:
USS Virginia (CGN 38)
USS South Carolina (CGN 37)
USS California (CGN 36)
Second row, front to back:
USS Arkansas (CGN 41)
USS Mississippi (CGN 40)
USS Texas (CGN 39) |
U.S. Navy |
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View from the 01 Level forward while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, August 1981. The "Rock of Gibraltar" is visible on the Horizon. Three weapons systems are visible; MK26 Missile Launcher (right), MK45 5" Gun Mount (center), Harpoon Missile canisters (left). |
Marc Reckner |
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Aerial stern view of (left to right) the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS
Nimitz (CVN 68), the nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers USS
Mississippi (CGN 40) and USS Texas
(CGN 39), and the guided missile cruiser USS
Biddle (CG 34), underway in the Mediterranean Sea, August 1981.
On 19 August 1981 two F-14A Tomcats from VF-41 "Black Aces,"
based on Nimitz, used Sidewinder missiles to shoot down two Libyan,
Soviet-built SU-22 Fitters over the Gulf of Sidra, after one of the
Libyan jets fired an Atoll heat-seeking missile. This incident marked
the first Navy air combat confrontation since the Vietnam War and the
first ever for the F-14A Tomcat.
US Navy photo #DNSC8501964 by PH3 Cruz
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Defense Visual Information Center |
04014015 |
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16 July 1984 - An aerial port bow view of the Virginia class nuclear-powered
guided-missile cruiser USS Mississippi (CGN 40) underway.
U.S. Navy photo #DN-SC-85-01543 by: PH1 (AC) Darrel E. Erickson.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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Port quarter view while leaving Norfolk, VA, 16 July 1984. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Aerial starboard bow view of the Virginia class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Mississippi (CGN 40) underway, 16 July 1984
National Archives photo #330-CFD-DN-SN-85-01552 |
Buddy Stewart |
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Port quarter view while operating off the Virginia Capes,
2 August 1988. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Anchored in Naples, Italy, 15 October 1989. |
Carlo Martinelli |
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USS Mississippi (CGN 40) returning from a 6 month Mediterranean cruise in 1989. Though designated a cruiser at launch, she was laid down as a Destroyer Leader, then termed a frigate. She was one of 4 Virginia class ships, and the ship from which my dad retired. He was on board when this picture was taken, and the ship was supposed to go into drydock, but was recalled for Desert Shield/ Desert Storm. |
Yu Chu |
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Suez Canal, 15 September 1990 - A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered
guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40) underway in the
Suez Canal. The ship is heading for the Red Sea to support Operation
Desert Shield.
U.S. Navy Photo #DN-ST-91-01493 taken by PH3 Falkenhainer.
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Bill Gonyo |
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Welcome Aboard Booklet, circa 1991. |
Robert M. Cieri |
04014017 |
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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
Box Launcher (ABL) on the stern of the nuclear-powered guided missile
cruiser USS Mississippi (CGN 40) during Operation Desert Storm.
U.S. Navy Photo #DN-SC-91-04390 taken by MMCS Henderlite.
|
Bill Gonyo |
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Task Force 155 in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm, 9 February 1991. The ships are:
Left, Top to Bottom: USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Saratoga (CV 60), USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51).
Center, Top to Bottom: USS America (CV 66), USS Mississippi (CGN 40), USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
Right, Top to Bottom: USS Preble (DDG 46), USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), USS Normandy (CG 60), and USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44).
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Bob Haner |
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Task Force 155 in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm, 9 February 1991 (later in the day from the previous photo - Starboard Side). The ships are:
Left, Top to Bottom: USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51), USS Saratoga (CV 60), USS San Jacinto (CG 56).
Center, Top to Bottom: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), USS Mississippi (CGN 40), USS America (CV 66).
Right, Top to Bottom: USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44), USS Normandy (CG 60), USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), and USS Preble (DDG 46).
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Bow view of USS Mississippi (CGN 40) (right) and
stern view of USS South Carolina (CGN 37) (left) while moored at Norfolk Naval
Station, 1994. Floating Crane YD 257 is to the right of Mississippi
and the barge between them has her bow anchor resting on it. |
Cody Shaffer |
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Welcome Aboard Booklet, circa 1995. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Mississippi (CGN 40) berthed at Naval Station
Pascagoula, Mississippi in February 1996. Pictured outboard of the "Ole
Miss" is the guided missile Frigate USS
John L. Hall (FFG 32). Taken by Doug Bremenkamp of Gulfport, MS.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Mississippi (CGN 40) berthed at Naval Station
Pascagoula, Mississippi in February 1996. Pictured outboard of the "Ole
Miss" is the guided missile Frigate USS
John L. Hall (FFG 32). Taken by Doug Bremenkamp of Gulfport, MS.
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Robert M. Cieri |
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Firing forward 5 inch gun, Spring 1996. |
Adam Robison |
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Deactivation Booklet, 6 September 1996. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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South Carolina (CGN 37) and Mississippi's hull being scrapped at Puget Sound Navy Shipyard on May 2003.
Courtesy : John C. Driscoll |
Yu Chu |
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Mississippi's SM-2 Missile Launcher now located at Homeport Naval Station Pensacola, Florida |
Yu Chu |
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Mississippi's main mast is mounted at the site of Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Oceans Springs, Mississippi. |
Yu Chu |
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Ship's lighter. |
Yu Chu |
(Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri, Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves)
