Definitions for "USS Mississippi"
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Mississippi. The first ship was named for the Mississippi River, and the latter three for the 20th state.
USS Mississippi (Battleship No. 23), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Mississippi. After her career in the USN, she was sold to Greece and renamed Kilkis in 1914. Kilkis was sunk by German bombers in April, 1941.
USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state.