USS Mississippi
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USS Mississippi was a pioneering 19th-century sidewheel steam frigate of the United States Navy that played a key role in early steam-powered naval operations and in Commodore Perry’s opening of Japan to Western trade.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sidewheel steamer
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steam frigate ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament | naval guns ⓘ |
| builtAt | Philadelphia Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century naval ship of the United States
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steam frigates of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Commodore Matthew C. Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 1841 ⓘ |
| conflictRole | Union warship ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewType | officers and enlisted sailors ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed to prevent capture ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | East India Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineType | steam engine ⓘ |
| hasHullType | wooden hull ⓘ |
| hasSailRig | auxiliary sail rig ⓘ |
| homePort | various U.S. Navy yards ⓘ |
| launchedIn | 1841 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitecturePeriod | transition from sail to steam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-range independent steaming capability
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role in gunboat diplomacy ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Expedition to Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ opening of Japan to Western trade ⓘ |
| pioneerOf | steam-powered naval operations ⓘ |
| powerSource | coal-fired boilers ⓘ |
| propulsion | sidewheel steam ⓘ |
| scrapped | no ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Mississippi-class steam frigate ⓘ |
| sunkIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologySignificance | early ocean-going steam warship ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Battle of Port Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
escort for diplomatic missions
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showing the flag vessel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blockade duty
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combat operations ⓘ diplomatic missions ⓘ power projection ⓘ |
| visitedCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedPort | Edo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSunk | 1863 ⓘ |
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