You would not believe how hard it is to find good photos of her port side after conversion. Bless you.
@tonytrotta9322
2 жыл бұрын
During WW2 - USS Mississippi BB 41: Okinawa Ryukyu Islands June 5, 1945: At 1923, two planes which were identified as friendly flew around and one kamikaze dove onto the battleship USS Mississippi BB 41. The other kamikaze plane turned to the Louisville and started to make a run on us. I was on No. #4 - 20 mm AA gun mount on the port side below #2 main battery and I fired 58 rounds to set the kamikaze plane on fire prior to hitting the Louisville’s front smoke stack bending and twisting it and killing 9 men on the 40 mm gun mount mounting on the forward superstructure tripod about 140 feet from our gun mount. The kamikaze also cut our sea plane off and left only the pontoon on the catapult. Three other 20 AA mm gun crews opened up firing 4, 11, and 20 rounds as well. We were not told to fire for we did it on our own. We were only manning the guns at the time and were not on general quarters. Later, the officers came by and said good job. Story by Enrico Trotta S1c USS Louisville CA 28 1943-46 - who passed in 2017 at age 92. Great to see the USS Mississippi was still used in the mid 1950's & you can see had a solid platform. Thank you sharing your video!
@meljohnson4715
2 жыл бұрын
I served on the USS Mississippi EAG-128 back in 1953 before transferring to the heavy Cruiser USS Macon CA-132. They called it the BBFMT (be back Friday maybe Thursday) or the Chesapeak Bay Raider. They were testing the new Terrier Guided Missiles and the latest Fire Control systems. I was an EM (Electrician's Mate).
@regould221
2 жыл бұрын
My farther served on the Mississippi around that time period. He had a story about a missile test where the the target plane flew over the ship. The missile ran out of fuel just as it passed over the ship. The missile then started to follow the radar beam back down to the ship. It just missed hitting the ship. He was an officer and I believed he served in the electrical department. Although he served on different ships so I might have the details mixed up.
@meljohnson4715
2 жыл бұрын
@@regould221 I remember the time that happened. It didn't run out of fuel but was shot down by the new Terrrier Missiles. The announcement was "All hands topside take cover". There were only a few of us topside at that time but after the announcement people were coming up from below like crazy. It was really funny. Debris was coming down all over the ship.
@regould221
2 жыл бұрын
@@meljohnson4715 Then you were probably on board with by farther, Ansel.
@meljohnson4715
2 жыл бұрын
@@regould221 Yes I probably was. It was a long time ago & memory is getting dull.
@toddbarboza5513
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know she survived that long after the war! Neat old BB!
@regould221
2 жыл бұрын
She was eventually decommissioned in 1956 and sold to ship breakers in November that year.
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