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18-MAY-2012

USS Midway (CV-41)

(CVB/CVA/CV-41) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class, and the first to be commissioned after the end of World War II.
Active in the Vietnam War and in Operation Desert Storm, as of 2004 she is a museum ship in San Diego, California. In 2007 she surpassed the 2.5 million visitor mark.
She is the only remaining aircraft carrier of the World War II era that is not an Essex-class ship.

A few USS Midway facts: 1,001 feet long - 258 feet wide - 4 acre flight deck - 212,000 horse power - 69,000 tons total weight
18 decks - 2,000 compartments - 2,000 electric motors - 1,500 telephones - 3,000 miles of wiring - 65-100 aircraft
4,500 crew - 600 men in engineering - 225 cooks - 200 pilots - 225,000 men served on the Midway
3-4 million gallon fuel capacity, 100,000 gallons used daily, 260 gallons per mile - 13,500 meals, 10 tons of food served daily - 3,000 potatoes and 1,000 loaves of bread daily


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Kim31-May-2013 09:49
Very impressive view, nicely composed and handled! V
Helen Betts25-May-2013 16:03
Another superb POV for a beautiful ship. Treatment is most attractive as well. Great that you got the welcome home sign on the bow, too, although I suppose it's been there for a while now. V.
Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE323-May-2013 19:33
The cars show the size of the ship perfect. V
MarcViskens23-May-2013 19:14
impressive shot
marc
Apostolos Tikopoulos23-May-2013 18:56
Fantastic image, wonderfully composed. V.
Frank Brault23-May-2013 02:41
A superbly composed image. An impressive and beautiful ship. V
Marcia Rules23-May-2013 01:01
impressive angle, especially as you include the downtown buildings. V
Jean Chiasson23-May-2013 00:25
Love this image presentation Walter big vote
woody3423-May-2013 00:02
Outstanding perspective and detail...great shot and thank's for the background story...v
Jim's Atavistic Visions22-May-2013 23:41
Very good shooting.
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