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- Code Number:
- MYND01_034
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USS Midway CV-41, United States Navy, USN, Harbor
- The USS Midway set new standards of naval aviation in the latter half of the 20th century. A captured German V-2 rocket was launched off the USS Midway in 1947, the dawn of naval missile warfare. The USS Midway blazed new trails of sub-Arctic air operations off the coast of Greenland. It was the first aircraft carrier homeported in a foreign country, calling Yokosuka, Japan home for 18 years. When others came home, the USS Midway remained at the ?tip of the sword? on an odyssey shared by 225,000 Americans that spanned the surrender of Japan in WWII, the Cold War, Vietnam, the era of detente and Desert Storm.
910 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, California (619) 544-9600 Hours: Open daily except Thanksgiving and December 25 Reservations: Not required Cost: Admission fee includes a self-guided audio tour; children under five and active-duty military in uniform get in free Location: Navy Pier, between the cruise ship terminal and Seaport Village How Long: Allow at least 3 hours to see it all, or if you're in a hurry, follow the Express Tour Best Time to Visit: Any time, but try to arrive in plenty of time to see everything before it closes
- Keywords:
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San Diego County, Scenics, California, USA, American, Navy, Military, Armament, Killingry, Weaponry, warfare, Naval, Weapon, Maritime, History, Archives, Historic, Armed Force
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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