Midway class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NIJA Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate: scrappedRefitDeployment History of USS Coral Sea CVB-43 1944-jul-10Laid downLaid down 1946-apr-02LaunchedLaunched 1947-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned 1956-octDeploymentDeployment US 6th Fleet, operating in Eastern Mediterranean while shadowing the British and French Musketeer operations 1957-may-24RefitRefit Major refit at Puget Sound, completed Jan 1960 1990-apr-30DecommissionedDecommissioned 2000Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped scrapping delayed but commenced in 2000 Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Midway class 4100crew 296length (m) 41.50beam (m) 10.50draught (m) 33max speed (knots) Builder Newport News Shipbuilding,