BB-41
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BB-41 is the hull classification symbol for USS Mississippi, a New Mexico-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during both World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BB-41 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Mexico-class battleship
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battleship ⓘ hull classification symbol ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
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14 × 5-inch guns (various marks over career) ⓘ anti-aircraft guns (various types over career) ⓘ |
| armour |
belt up to 13.5 inches
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conning tower up to 16 inches ⓘ deck up to 3.5 inches ⓘ turrets up to 18 inches ⓘ |
| awards | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 29 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | New Mexico class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1917-12-18 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1100 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1956-09-17 ⓘ |
| denotes | USS Mississippi (BB-41) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement |
32100 long tons (standard)
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33300 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draft | 9.1 meters ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | various task groups in the Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS New Mexico (BB-40) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport | Pacific Fleet (various bases) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1915-04-05 ⓘ |
| launched | 1917-01-25 ⓘ |
| length | 190 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfConstruction | Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U.S. state of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | turret explosion in 1924 during gunnery practice ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | BB-41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Idaho (BB-42) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | gunnery training ship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | late 1950s ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ operations at Okinawa ⓘ operations in the Aleutian Islands ⓘ operations in the Philippines ⓘ |
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