USS Mississippi (CGN-40) Naval Station Pascagoula, Feb 1996 Chris Eger (1)
USS Mississippi (CGN-40) at Naval Station Pascagoula, Feb 1996. Note the big blue ASROC drill missile and three more Perry class NRF frigates (FFG-20, FFG-24, FFG-32). With the Mark 26, two missiles could be on the rails and it could sustain a 9-second firing rate with a one-second salvo delay. Photo by Chris Eger