Midway
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| Name | Midway |
| Primary Country | United States (Details) |
| Period | World War II |
| Source of Text | Wikipedia |
| Credit Link | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway-class_aircraft_carrier |
| Type | Carrier |
| Preceded By | Essex (Details) |
| Succeeded By | Forrestal (Details) |
| Number Planned | 6 |
| Number Completed | 3 |
| First Commisioned | 1945 |
| Last Year Active | 1992 |
| Other Nations | none |
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History:
The Midway-class aircraft carrier was one of the longest-serving aircraft carrier designs in history. First commissioned in late 1945, the lead ship of the class, USS Midway, was not decommissioned until 1992, shortly after service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was decommissioned in 1977. USS Coral Sea was decommissioned in 1990.
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Carrier
Primary Country:
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.
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Item created by: Lethe
on 2019-03-20 12:17:32
Last edited by: gdm on 2019-10-24 06:57:14
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