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USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) was
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,
she is currently a museum ship at the San Diego
Aircraft Carrier Museum, in San Diego, California.
Midway was laid down 27
October 1943 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co.,
Newport News, Virginia. Her revolutionary hull
design was based on what would have been the Montana
class battleships and gave her superior
maneuverability over all previous carriers. She was
launched 20 March 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Bradford
William Ripley, Jr.; and commissioned 10 September
1945, Captain Joseph F. Bolger in command.
No carrier has the history
or the crew to match the Midway. A 47-year odyssey
that spanned the end of WWII and Desert Storm, an
odyssey in which more than 225,000 Americans took
part.
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This
USS Midway model
features:
- Plank-on-frame, hollow hull construction.
(Solid hull is
unrealistic and will crack. )
- All parts are wood and metal.
- Light "rust"
appearance that only master modelers can create.
36" L
Commissioned model and
not for sale.
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