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80-G-1002931 USS Mississippi (EAG-128) Heads to the Scrapyard

USS Mississippi (EAG-128) assisted by 3 tugs, leaves Hampton Roads for the last time, on 6 December 1956, en route to the scrapyard (Bethlehem Steel).
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Title: USS Mississippi (EAG-128) Heads to the Scrapyard
Description: USS Mississippi (EAG-128) assisted by 3 tugs, leaves Hampton Roads for the last time, on 6 December 1956, en route to the scrapyard (Bethlehem Steel).
Accession #: 80-G
Catalog #: 80-G-1002931
Tags: battleship
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Date: 1956-12-06
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