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US Navy - Aircraft Carrier CVB 41 / CVA 41 / CV 41 - USS Midway |
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> back to CV 41 main page <  with CVW-5 embarked - San Francisco, California - 1972  with CVW-5 embarked - circa 1972  Subic Bay, Philippines - 1972  with CVW-5 embarked - early 1970's  USS Midway (CVA 41) returning to Alameda, California. Midway with assigned Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5), was deployed to Vietnam from 16 April to 06 November 1971. The crew spells "Psalms 23.4" ("Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff - they comfort me.")  with CVW-5 embarked - 1971  with CVW-5 embarked - April 1971  with CVW-5 embarked - April 1971  with CVW-5 embarked - April 1971  USS Midway (CVA 41) following her SCB-110.66 modernisation at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, in March 1970  undated  USS Midway (CVA 41) following her SCB-110.66 modernisation at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California, in March 1970  excerpt from above  March 1970  USS Midway (CVA 41) being recommissioned at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in 1970. Midway had entered the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 11 February 1966 for a massive modernization (SCB-101.66), which proved expensive and controversial. The flight deck was enlarged from 11,300 to 16,200 m², and the angle of the flight deck landing area was increased to 13.5 degrees. The elevators were enlarged, moved, and given almost double the weight capacity. Midway also received new catapults, arresting gear, and a centralized air conditioning plant. Cost overruns raised the price of this program from $88 million to $202 million, and precluded a similar modernization planned for USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42). After Midway was finally recommissioned on 31 January 1970, it was found that the modifications had hurt the ship's seakeeping capabilities and ability to conduct air operations in rough seas, which required further modifications to correct the problem.  leaving dry dock at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco after conversion - December 1968  in dry dock at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco - 1968 recommissioned on January 31, 1970 SCB-101 modification at San Francisco Naval Shipyard, California: February 1966 - January 1970 decommissioned on February 15, 1966  with CVW-2 embarked - 1965  with CVW-2 embarked - October 1965  with CVW-2 embarked - 1965  October 1965  with CVW-2 embarked - May 1965  with CVW-2 embarked - March 1964  with CVW-2 embarked - Hong Kong - December 1963  with CVG-2 embarked - November 1963  with CVG-2 embarked - June 1963  with CVG-2 embarked - June 1963  with CVG-2 embarked - early 1960's  with CVG-2 embarked - 1962  with CVG-2 embarked - 1962  with CVG-2 embarked - 1961  with CVG-2 embarked - entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - August 1959  USS Midway launching Douglas A-3 Skywarriors - late 1950's  with CVG-2 embarked - 1958  USS Hancock (CVA 19), USS Midway (CVA 41), and USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) berthed at Naval Air Station Alameda, California - 1958  off Coronado, California (USA), following her SCB-110 modernization - January 1958  with CVG-1 embarked - 1955  with CVG-1 embarked - 1955  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 July 1955 recommissioned: September 30, 1957 SCB-110 modification at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard: August 1955 - September 1957 decommissioned in August 1955  with CVG-6 embarked - off Gibraltar - May 1954  with CVG-6 embarked - 1954  with CVG-6 embarked - 1954  Douglas AD-4W Skyaider early warning planes from composite squadron VC-12 passing over the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA 41) in the Mediterranean Sea. Detachment 35 from VC-12 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) aboard the Midway for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 8 January to 4 August 1954 redesignated USS Midway (CVA 41) - October 1, 1952  with CVG-6 embarked - Firth of Clyde, Scotland - September 1952  with CVG-6 embarked - Genoa, Italy - February 1952  a ramp strike of a Navy Grumman F9F-2 Panther from the Naval Air Test Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB 41) on 23 July 1951  with CVG-7 embarked - 1950  April 1950  Norfolk, Virginia - circa 1949  June 1949  May 1949  April 1949  with CVG-17 embarked - off Sicily - February 1949  with a deck full of SB2C Helldivers - May 1947  USS Midway (CVB 41) passing Portsmouth, Virginia - 4 April 1947  April 1947  April 1947  with CVBG-1 embarked - 1946-47  with CVBG-1 embarked - 1946-47  with CVBG-74 embarked - May 1946  with CVBG-74 embarked - Operation Frostbite - Northern Atlantic - March 1946  1945-46  shakedown cruise - Caribbean Sea - 1946  undated  undated  fall 1945  after commissioning - September 1945  after commissioning - September 10, 1945  after commissioning - September 1945  USS Midway (CVB 41) christening & launching ceremony - March 20, 1945  USS Midway's deck plans - 1970 - 1957 - 1945 > back to CV 41 main page < |
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