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 …

Jun 20, 2024 · Named for the U.S. Navy’s landmark victory at the Battle of Midway, USS Midway (CVB-41) was commissioned 10 September 1945 with Captain Joseph F. Bolger in command.

On a cloudy September day, two years after the end of World War II, a captured German V-2 rocket was successfully test fired from the USS MIDWAY. This was a historic first in the annals …

The decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV 41) prepares to moor at its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval …

In remembrance of USS Midway and all the sailors who served aboard her, I have decided to share her magic with the rest of the world. Within this site I have compiled a series of pages, …

Jan 28, 2025 · USS Midway (CVA-41) preparing to launch a pair of F-8 Crusader fighters, during carrier qualifications, circa 1963. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the …

Apr 25, 2022 · USS Midway (CV-41, later CVB-41 and CVA-41) was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dockyard Co. on 27 October 1943, launched 20 March 1945 and race …

May 10, 2022 · The USS Midway (CV-41) went into production during the middle of the conflict and was launched just eight days after the Japanese surrender. Over the next 47 years, …

USS Midway relieved USS Constellation as the Indian Ocean contingency carrier on April 16, 1979. Midway and her escort ships continued a significant American naval presence in the oil …

USS Midway (CVA 41) leaving Norfolk, Virginia - December 27, 1954. Midway, with assigned Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1), circumnavigated the globe between 27 December 1954 and 14 …