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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Mississippi |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | 1839 |
Launched | 1842 |
Commissioned | 22 December 1841 |
Fate | Scuttled, 14 March 1863 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steam frigate |
Displacement | 3,220 long tons (3,272 t) |
Length | 229 ft (70 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
Armament |
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USS Mississippi, a paddle frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. She was named for the Mississippi River. Her sister ship was Missouri. Her keel was laid down by the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1839; built under the personal supervision of Commodore Matthew Perry. She was commissioned on 22 December 1841, with Captain W. D. Salter in command and launched several weeks later.