USS Mississippi arrives

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The USS Mississippi arrived in Pascagoula Friday to cheering crowds. The 377-foot attack submarine will be commissioned June 2, an event expected to draw thousands. The Virginia-class sub was built by General Dynamics' Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., and will be assigned to Submarine Group Two. (Sources: multiple, including AP via Times-Picayune, Mississippi Press, WKRG-TV, 05/25/12)