Midway class - CV - Aircraft Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: 41 Call Sign: NIIW Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedPort VisitDeploymentHomeport History of USS Midway CVA-41 1943-oct-27Laid downLaid down 1945-mar-20LaunchedLaunched 1945-sep-10CommissionedCommissioned 1973-sep-11DeploymentDeployment departed NAS Alameda for forward deployment to Yokosuka, with CVW-5 embarked (including the SH-3G of HC-1 Det 2). 1973-oct-05HomeportHomeport Yokosuka 1975-apr-29DeploymentDeployment TF76 anchorage Operation Frequent Wind part of Task Force 76 during the evacuation of Saigon 1975-apr-30 Evacuation of Saigon 1982-nov-28Port VisitPort Visit Victoria Harbour Port visit Hong Kong embarked some Sea King from HC-1 148973 | 149695 | 149914 | 151554 1990-oct-20 USS Midway with CVW-5 Aboard deployed for Operation Desert Storm through 17 April 1991 1991-janDeploymentDeployment Persian Gulf Operation Desert Shield/Storm took part in Desert Storm, with SH-3 of HS-12 embarked 1991-jun-10 Departed Yokosuka Japan for Operation Fiery Vigil after Mt. Pinatubo eruption in Philippines. Returned to Yokosuka Japan on 01JUL91 1992-apr-11DecommissionedDecommissioned at NAS North Island 2004-jun-07HomeportHomeport USS Midway Museum Exhibit restored and opened to the public at Navy Pier, San Diego as a museum ship Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event