Talk:USS Mississippi (CGN-40)

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Alteration of ships activity during GW1
Those changes can't be referenced as it comes from my own personal and detailed journal that I kept during those activities. The NAVSEA ref offered has weak descriptions. I was receiving crew news updates, various other communications about surrounding events as well as watching with my own eyes. Hostilities were waiting to commence once Mississippi got CVN-71 out past Yemen. Couldn't risk that choke point and vulnerability should Yemen go bad. The truth is that CGN-40 barely could keep up with that ship. We struggled to follow that beast as it parted the Red Sea like Moses, more like plowed the sea out of its way- while launching aircraft. The power and beauty of that carrier was jaw dropping. Nitro was having boiler problems and limping south with a French Frigate escorting her. Syria came through with approval for launches over its airspace, so there was anxiousness among some to wrap-up escort and get up their to launch before any opportunity was lost to. Once on point we launched, one flubbed. The wings failed to unfold and lock into position, so it spiraled around sickly and splashed into the deep. I hope a diver doesn't stumble across that by accident. More impressive were the Tomahawk missiles that came out of the sea near us. I think they were launched from the nuclear subs USS Louisville and USS Normandy. That's my referencing. A notebook here next to me full of details going on around that time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepsean666 (talk • contribs) 02:31, 3 November 2014 (UTC)