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USS Midway (CV-41)


Conventionally-Powered Aircraft Carrier [ 1945 ]



Commissioned just after World War 2, the USS Midway managed an existence across the entirety of the Cold War, finally being decommissioned in 1992.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 02/10/2022 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

Specifications



United States
Operators National flag of the United States
1945
Commissioned
United States
National Origin
Decomissioned, Preserved
Project Status
4,100
Complement
Midway-class
Hull Class
3
Number-in-Class
USS Midway (CV-41); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42); USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
Ships-in-Class


Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.


MISSILE ARMAMENT
The vessel supports the launching of missiles against airborne, waterborne, or land-based targets at range; typical of modern designs.


972.0 feet
(296.27 meters)
Length
113.0 feet
(34.44 meters)
Beam
35.0 feet
(10.67 meters)
Draught
60,000
tons
Displacement


12 x Boilers with 4 x Westinghouse geared steam turbines driving 4 x shafts.
Propulsion
33.0 knots
(38.0 mph)
Surface Speed
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km


As Built:
18 x 5" /54 Mark 16 guns
84 x 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannons
68 x 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns

At End of Career:
2 x 8-cell Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers.
2 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) anti-aircraft/cruise missile defense.


65 - 70 modern aircraft of various types including interception, strike, special warfare and helicopters.


Military lapel ribbon for the Cold War period
Military lapel ribbon for early warship designs
Military lapel ribbon for the Falklands War
Military lapel ribbon for the 1991 Gulf War
Military lapel ribbon for the Korean War
Military lapel ribbon representing modern aircraft
Military lapel ribbon for the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Military lapel ribbon for the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Military lapel ribbon for the Vietnam War
Military lapel ribbon for the World War 1
Military lapel ribbon for the World War 2

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