U.S.S. Midway pics

[+pcpilot]

On a vacation back to my old home town of San Diego last May 2013, one of the places I ALWAYS visit is the U.S.S. Midway. The foundation that takes care of this old warhorse has done an outstanding job. Every visit some new area of the ship is opened to the public or some new aircraft is placed on display. This has always been the one place I would volunteer as a retiree if we still lived there.

 

So anyway, without further adieu, the U.S.S. Midway...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2014 by pcpilot

[Skyviper]

Nice isn't good enough to say how cool those were.

 

Those two carries towards then end are they active or static display as well?

 

Again nice job it was almost like I was there.

[+Dave]

Wonderful pics. Must visit there some day.

[+pcpilot]

Honestly, those pics don't do it justice but thank you for the compliments. I wish I had taken more interior pics. I have some I'll post tonight though. We ran out of time after being there 4 hours and had to leave so I didnt get up to the bridge this time. They also turned the fantail into a nice little resteraunt and the old jet engine repair shop is now a really nice souvenier and bookstore. They had also setup some flight simulaters on the hangar deck which were really popular. They have parking on the peir next to the ship but we parked a ways down from it nearer the Maritime museum. Some really cool ships down there too. You could easily spend an entire day down there.

[+pcpilot]

Skyviper, the carriers in the background are active carriers tied up at North Island Naval Air Station. There is a LOT of history to that base. The old seaplane ramp is still there. The carriers tie up there while the rest of the fleet generally goes further into the bay to the 32nd street Naval Base, which is where I spent 4 years. The rightmost carrier is CVN-76, the U.S.S. Ronald Reagen. Cant make out the hull number on the other ship. There was also a replenishment ship tied up in front of them. Later, as I watched, a Ticonderoga class cruiser sailed past to the naval base. All very cool.

 

Edited June 26, 2014 by pcpilot

[Derk]

Fantastic !!!!!

[+Coupi]

Super! Thanks a lot!

[B52STRATO]

I can't tell what I would go to see first ! Recce Cougar, Intruder or the Walleye's Corsair II.

[+Typhoid]

Awesome pics! 

[+pcpilot]

Here's those inside shots I promised. Not too many as my camera didnt take good inside shots. Engineering central control room, one of the boilers, and the foc'sle.

 

Beware the hairy backed, knuckle draggin', grease monkies in these engineering spaces, also commonly referred to simply as snipes.

 

 

 

Now this region of the ship here, you had to watch out for the those salt encrusted, barnacle bottomed black shoe shellbacks...such as myself.

 

Edited July 7, 2014 by pcpilot