US Navy Battleship USS Mississippi: 36,157 Tons and She Fought in the Last Battleship Battle Ever After Getting a ‘Ceasefire’ Order

US Navy Battleship USS Mississippi: 36,157 Tons and She Fought in the Last Battleship Battle Ever After Getting a ‘Ceasefire’ Order

USS Mississippi by the Numbers: 36,157 Tons, Twelve 14-Inch Guns and Eight Battle Stars: The cleanest surviving construction figure for USS Mississippi is a $7.115 million bid submitted by Newport News Shipbuilding in 1914. The shipyard went on to build the battleship at Newport News, Virginia. That figure represented the reported shipbuilding bid rather than a modern all-in acquisition total covering every weapon, armor plate, and government ex…