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Mississippi, USS

Vessel summary

Name
Mississippi, USS
Type
frigate, steam
When launched (Date built)
1839-41
Place built
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, The Navy Yard
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Description

12 guns; built under the supervision of Commodore Matthew C. Perry; was part of the Squadron that first landed in Japan July 1853.

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