USS Midway (CV-41)
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USS Midway (CV-41) was a long-serving U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that saw action from the end of World War II through the Gulf War and is now preserved as a museum ship in San Diego.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Midway-class aircraft carrier
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aircraft carrier ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | carrier air wing of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
A-6 Intruder
NERFINISHED
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A-7 Corsair II NERFINISHED ⓘ E-2 Hawkeye NERFINISHED ⓘ F-14 Tomcat (limited operations / cross-deck) NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ S-3 Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ SH-3 Sea King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awards |
Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E")
NERFINISHED
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Meritorious Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 113 feet (waterline) ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 10 September 1945 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Cold War operations
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Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 4,000 personnel (wartime, including air wing) ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 11 April 1992 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 45,000 tons (as built) ⓘ |
| flightDeckWidth | about 136 feet ⓘ |
| homePort | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 27 October 1943 ⓘ |
| launched | 20 March 1945 ⓘ |
| length | about 968 feet ⓘ |
| location | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 30 knots ⓘ |
| modernization |
angled flight deck added
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hurricane bow added ⓘ steam catapults installed ⓘ |
| mooredAt | Navy Pier, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumOpeningDate | 7 June 2004 ⓘ |
| museumType | naval aviation museum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NavyRegistryNumber | CVB-41 (original designation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Operation Frequent Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| redesignated |
CV-41
NERFINISHED
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CVA-41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInOperationFrequentWind | evacuation of Saigon in 1975 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Midway-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
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