The Mississippi class of battleships comprised two ships which were authorized in the 1903 naval budget: Mississippi and Idaho; these were named for the 20th and 43rd states respectively. These were the last pre-dreadnought battleships to be designed for the United States Navy, but not the last to be built because one more ship of a prior design was completed later under the 1904 naval budget. While the quality and technology of the weaponry and armour were first-rate, these ships included a variety of main, intermediate, secondary, and tertiary gun sizes in a pre-dreadnought configuration which became obsolete before the ships were completed.
In 1914 both Mississippi class ships were sold to Greece; this was the only sale of functional U.S. battleships to a foreign government. From 1914 to the early 1930s the ships were active in the Greek Navy, serving mostly in coastal defense and attack roles. In these missions and in the calmer waters of the Mediterranean their limitation were less pronounced. They saw service in the Russian Civil War and the Greco-Turkish War. By the mid-1930s they were relegated to reserve and auxiliary roles, and the Idaho's guns were removed to coastal fortifications. Both were sunk by German aircraft in 1941, and raised in the 1950s to be sold for scrap.
The file contains all the sounds and pcx files. Model is not my own creation because it came from google warehouse and DiMaggio is the author. Wyrmshadow provided the animation files and Ares de Borg did the sounds. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
In 1914 both Mississippi class ships were sold to Greece; this was the only sale of functional U.S. battleships to a foreign government. From 1914 to the early 1930s the ships were active in the Greek Navy, serving mostly in coastal defense and attack roles. In these missions and in the calmer waters of the Mediterranean their limitation were less pronounced. They saw service in the Russian Civil War and the Greco-Turkish War. By the mid-1930s they were relegated to reserve and auxiliary roles, and the Idaho's guns were removed to coastal fortifications. Both were sunk by German aircraft in 1941, and raised in the 1950s to be sold for scrap.
The file contains all the sounds and pcx files. Model is not my own creation because it came from google warehouse and DiMaggio is the author. Wyrmshadow provided the animation files and Ares de Borg did the sounds. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
