NVR
This information resides on a DOD interest computer.
Important conditions, restrictions, and disclaimers apply.

MISSISSIPPI (BB 23)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:
Class:BB 23 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, Military Assistance Service Funded, ex-US fleet hull Homeport:
Date status changed:07/30/1914 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: CRAMP WM/SONS
Delivery Date:01/22/1908
Award Date:01/25/1904 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):6.5 years
Keel Date:05/12/1904 Commission Date:02/01/1908
Launch Date:09/30/1905 Decommission Date:07/21/1914
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)8.8 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 6.5
Stricken Date: 07/21/1914

Overall Length: 382 ft Waterline Length:375 ft
Extreme Beam:77 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:25 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:13000 tons Full Displacement:14465 tons
Dead Weight:1465 tons
Hull Material:
Number of Propellers: 2
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 47 Enlisted: 754

Remarks: TRANSFERRED BY SALE ON 7/30/1914 TO GREECE AND RENAMED KILKIS.( WAS TO HAVE BEEN
NAMED VASSILEVS GEORGIS). SHE SUNK 4/10/1941 BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT IN SALAMIS HARB
OR, GREECE. AFTER THE WAR, HER HULL WAS LATER SALVAGED AS SCRAP.






Custodian:GREECE Ships Program Manager:
Planning Yard:

No changes to this information were reported since 07/19/2002
 

| RELATED LINKS | DOD DISCLAIMER |
|
SHIPS | SERVICE CRAFT | HOME |
Related Links DoD Disclaimer Ships Service Craft NVR Home

NAVSEA logo - NAVSHIPSO link
NAVSHIPSO
NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Detachment
3751 Island Avenue, Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19153-3297
(215) 365-5767
(215) 365-5506 (FAX)

 

NSLC Homepage
NSLC Email