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In the foreground is the USS Midway Museum. It is the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41). The USS Midway was the lead ship in her class and the first carrier to be commissioned after the end of World War II. She was active in the Vietnam War and in Operation Desert Storm.
On 10 January 2004 the ship was moored at her final location at the Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego, California. She was opened to the public on 7 June 2004 as a museum.
USS Midway CV-41)
Statistics:
Displacement: 45,000 tons
Length: 968-ft. (295m)
Beam: 113-ft. (34m)
Draft: 33-ft. (10m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines 212,000 shp
Speed: 33 knots (61km/h)
Complement: 4,104
Aircraft carried: Up to 130 (WWII), 45-55 (1980s)
Commissioned: 10 September 1945-11 April 1992
Struck: 17 March 1997
As retired (1992)
Displacement: 69,873 tons
Length: 976-ft. (297.5m)
Beam: 263.5-ft. (80.3m) at flight deck
Aircraft: 75
In the distance, moored at North Island is the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Nitmitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier.
Statistics:
Commissioned: 12 July 2003
Displacement: 97,000 short tons
Length:
Overall: 1092-ft. (332.8m)
Waterline: 1040-ft. (317.0m)
Beam:
Overall: 252-ft. (76.8m)
Waterline: 134-ft. (40.8m)
Draft:
Maximum navigation: 37-ft. (11.3m)
Limit: 41-ft. (12.5)
Propulsion:
2xWestinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 x steam turbines
4 x shafts
260,000 shp
Speed: 30+ knots (56+km/h; 35+mph)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company 3,200
Air Wing: 2,480
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters
This picture was taken on 26 August 2007.
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Comments (35)
lucindawind
excellent POV and shot !
Darkwish
You did very nice pic!
mambo
I' like Carriers good capture. http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1870711&member
tennesseecowgirl
After my son joined the Navy, and I saw these first hand I was blown away by their size you just don't get that from a photo. Great to see the Ronald Reagan ship in the background. :)
flaviok
Fantástica captura e detalhamento, exclente, alausos (5)