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Gallant Old Mississippi to Be Junked
Newport News VA GFI Salvage torches in a Baltimore yard will Jack in a Job Inet proved too tough for Japanese ships and planes destroying the USS Mississippi. The gallant Missy was sold Thursday to Bethlehem Steel Co of Bethlehem PA for 1 686 764. The 32 000 ton battleship retired last July 31 and towed to her pier after removal of equipment. Commissioned Dec 18 1917 she served in World War II on convoy duty and in the blockade of Germany. Her first shots in anger came during the Battle of Kiska in 1943. She later took part in D Day prep at Kwajalein and fought Japanese planes off the Philippines and Okinawa before wartime repairs ended the Pacific War. The Mississippi, flying the flag of Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet, spent nine years in tests refining guided missiles.