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Mississippi

Ship Designation: 
BB-41
Date Lost: 
Saturday, November 20, 1943
Turret Explosion
While bombarding Makin, a turret explosion accident, almost identical to the earlier 1924 tragedy, killed 43 men.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 43

Name Service Branchsort descending
Sea 2c Charles Betts USN
Sea 1c Vicente Garza USN
GM 3c Charles Velikie USN

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Prepared by CAPT R. O. Strange USN (Ret.)