:::: American Civil War Vessels - UNION
Mississippi ***
Code - AU17
£3.50
Description - U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI AU17
Union Side wheeled frigate.
Completed 22.12.1841
Displacement 3220 t. Speed 11 kn
Dimensions 229'x40'x19'
Armament (when built) 2x10",8x8"
(nov 1862 1x10",19x8",1x20pdr R.
Sunk 14th March 1863 at Port Hudson.
Sister ship - Missouri sunk 15.8.43
at Gibralter.
