USS Mississippi (1841)

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History
United States
Name	USS Mississippi
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard
Laid down	1839
Launched	1842
Commissioned	22 December 1841
Fate	Scuttled, 14 March 1863
General characteristics
Type	Steam frigate
Displacement	3,220 long tons (3,272 t)
Length	229 ft (70 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Armament	2 × 10 in (250 mm) Paixhans guns 8 × 8 in (200 mm) Paixhans guns

USS Mississippi, a paddle frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. She was named for the Mississippi River. Her sister ship was Missouri. Her keel was laid down by the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1839; built under the personal supervision of Commodore Matthew Perry. She was commissioned on 22 December 1841, with Captain W. D. Salter in command and launched several weeks later.