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USS Mississippi, named either for the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River, may refer to:

USS Mississippi (1841) was a sidewheel frigate that saw action in the Mexican–American War and was lost during the American Civil War
USS Mississippi (BB-23) was the lead ship of the Mississippi class of battleships, saw action before World War I and was eventually sold to Greece
USS Mississippi (BB-41) was a New Mexico-class battleship and saw action during World War II
USS Mississippi (CGN-40) was a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser
USS Mississippi (SSN-782) is a Virginia-class submarine commissioned in 2012

MV Mississippi refers to several United States Army Corps of Engineers towboats
CSS Mississippi refers to a projected ironclad of the Confederate States Navy
CSS Mississippi was a projected Confederate ironclad turret ram eventually completed as HMS Wivern (1863)
SS Mississippi refers to several steamships in use circa 1862–1931

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