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  2. USS Midway (CV-41) - Wikipedia

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    USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.Commissioned eight days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest warship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal.

  3. File:F4U-4 Corsairs of VBF-74 launch from USS Midway (CVB-41 ...

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    English: U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsairs of Bombing Fighting Squadron 74 (VBF-74) "Cavaliers" launch from the newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41). VBF-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 74 (CVBG-74) aboard the Midway for her shakedown cruise to the Caribbean from 7 November 1945 to 2 January 1946.

  4. File:USS Midway (CV-41) deck plans 1945, 1957 and 1970.png

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    Deck plans of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) (l-r): as completed, in 1945; following her SCB-110 refit, in 1957; following her SCB-110.66 refit, in 1970. Date: 1945, 1957 and 1970: Source: U.S. Navy photos / / from the USS Midway (CV-41) 1987-1989 cruise book available at Navysite.de: Author: U.S. Navy

  5. Midway-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    The Midway class was a class of three United States Navy aircraft carriers. The lead ship, USS Midway, was commissioned in September 1945 and decommissioned in 1992. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was commissioned in October 1945, and taken out of service in 1977. [2] USS Coral Sea was commissioned in April 1947, and decommissioned in 1990. [3]

  6. List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    CVB-41 Midway: Midway (lead ship) 10 September 1945 11 April 1992 46 years, 214 days Preserved at the USS Midway Museum—San Diego, California, USA [46] CVB-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Midway: 27 October 1945 1 October 1977 31 years, 339 days Scrapped in 1978 [47] CVB-43 Coral Sea: Midway: 1 October 1947 26 April 1990 42 years, 207 days Scrapped ...

  7. USS Midway Museum - Wikipedia

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    The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum in San Diego, California, United States, located at Navy Pier. The museum consists of the aircraft carrier Midway . The ship houses an extensive collection of aircraft, many of which were built in Southern California .

  8. List of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy

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    1945 – 1992 [25] This class was one of the longest lived carrier designs in history. First commissioned in late 1945, the lead ship of the class, USS Midway was not decommissioned until 1992, shortly after seeing service in the Gulf War. [25] Six were planned; three were built including USS Coral Sea and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. [25]

  9. Category : World War II aircraft carriers of the United States

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    USS Bennington (CV-20) USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) USS Boxer (CV-21) USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) C. ... USS Midway (CV-41) USS Monterey (CVL-26) O. USS Oriskany; P.