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U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI
(CGN-40)NOT EVERYONE CAN BE 4.0
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USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) - a Virginia class cruiser
In Commission 1978 to 1997CGN-40 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CGN-40 Shellback Initiation | Add a CGN-40 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1975 | - | Keel Date: 22 FEB 1975 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| JUL | 1976 | - | Launch Date: 31 JUL 1976 | ||
| AUG | 1978 | - | Commissioned: 5 AUG 1978 | ||
| JAN | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JAN 1979 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1981 | - | FEB | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1982 | - | MAY | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1982 | - | NOV | 1982 | USS Mississippi CGN 40 Carbbean Swing Recife seizure |
| AUG | 1984 | - | MAR | 1985 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1985 | - | JUN | 1985 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAY | 1985 | - | SEP | 1985 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| AUG | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Desert Shield |
| AUG | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| AUG | 1991 | - | MAR | 1992 | Desert Shield |
| MAY | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 MAY 1993 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1993 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1995 | - | OCT | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1997 | - | Decommissioned: 28 JUL 1997 | ||
CGN-40 General Specifications
Class: Virginia class cruiser
Named for: State of Mississippi
Complement: 39 Officers and 539 Enlisted
Displacement: 11300 tons
Length: 585 feet
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 30+ knots
Range: Unlimited distance
Final Disposition:Stricken to be recycled