USS Midway (CV-41) by junge1
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The USS Midway is a Midway-Class aircraft carrier. She was launched on 20 March 1945 and commissioned on 10 September 1945. Her displacement at commissioning was 45,000 tons and at her decommissioning it was 74,000 tons.
Length: 972-ft. (296m)
Beam: 113-ft. (34.4m)
Draft: 34.5-ft. (10.5m)
Speed: 33 knots (60km/h
Complement: Approx. 75 aircraft and over 4,000 officers and men.
She participated in the Viet Nam and first Gulf War.
She was decommissioned at the Naval Air Station North Island on 11 April 1992 and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 March 1997.
Since 10 January 2004 the ship was moored at her final location at the Broadway Pier in Downtown San Diego, California where she was opened to the public on 7 June 2004 as a museum.
This picture was taken on 26 August 2007.
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Comments (33)
jocko500
that a big ship . cool looking here
tennesseecowgirl
I have been aboard one of these before, in San Diego in fact, they are amazing.. great shot!! and YAH another one from California :)
MrsLubner
This is a great shot that really shows me the size of her. A powerful ship and it raises the level of pride in our ability to protect our troups with the finest equipment. I would love to tour such a ship someday.
annie5
Very impressive capture and thanks for the informations! Wonderful :)
leanndra
Sig, This is so impressive! I love it! An amazing ship! I am so glad it was turned into a museum instead of just scrapped! A breathtaking photo! Thanks so much for sharing it! Lea
tallpindo
I've never been on an aircraft carrier. The closest I ever came was to the Intrepid in Nerw York. I was thinking this was the Lexington an Essex class carrier used for training at Pensacola.
timtripp
excellent image!
thevolunteer
This is like an island all by itself. Huge ship. Nice size comparison. Aloha
dbrv6
Awsome - Floating Cities they are also called. What is surprising for her size is the carriers are very fast craft, they are just rarely ever called upon to go at that speed.
Ionel
If you are looking for interesting images go to Sig gallery! :)
YARDOBE
All the elements of scale are present,and well presented!
kenwas
She is such a beauty. Excellent pov selection here.
kgb224
Excellent capture Junge.Ah where is my Army Days.
nikolais
great capture and most interesting intro.
emmecielle
Interesting photo! :)
Liam.
Nice capture
ledwolorz
Fantastic capture.
flora-crassella
...das ist eine sehr interessante Aufnahme von diesem Riesen-Schiff!
Richardphotos
impressive work Sig.it is a beautiful ship.the size is appreciated more from comparison to the buildings
virginiese
Nice shot of this shift. Thanks for the infor too !
durleybeachbum
I remember seeing her pic in the national geographic when I was a kid. great to see her again.
Mousson
Very impressive capture!!!!!!!!
lorandbartho
Great view, many thanks for showing!
artaddict2
Terrific image of awesome power!
rawdodb
Beautiful shot of a beautiful old Warrior!
dragonmuse
Nice shot and thanks for sharing the info about her. Cool they made a museum rather than scrapping her :)
bebert
impressionnant !!
ragouc
Cool shot.
CavalierLady
Awesome shot and fascinating info!
MagikUnicorn
WOW The cost of that Aircraft carrier, 1 billion $ ;-)