USS Midway aircraft carrier museum moved across San Diego Bay - Navy photos

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040114-N-8273J-019 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Jan. 14, 2004) -- USS Boxer (LHD 4) departs San Diego, Calif., on a deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II force rotation. More than 200 Marines and 900 Sailors embarked aboard USS Boxer are providing amphibious lift for a portion of the equipment and personnel from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1 MEF) stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. The majority of Marines deploying from 1 MEF will depart in the Spring via air transport. Boxer's deployment order highlights the inherent flexibility of naval forces. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Tiffini M. Jones.


040110-N-8252B-001 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2004) -- Port of San Diego CEO Bruce Hollingsworth and a member of the aircraft museum, Roger Tubbesing, look over one of the aircraft aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway. The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Katrina Beeler.

040110-N-5362A-008 San Diego, Calif. (Jan 10, 2004) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway prepares to moor at its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.

040110-N-5362A-015 San Diego, Calif (Jan 10th, 2004) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway makes its way across the San Diego bay to its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.

040110-N-5362A-004 San Diego, Calif. (Jan 10, 2004) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway prepares to moor at its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.

040110-N-0226M-012 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2004) -- Against the backdrop of the Battle of Letye Gulf Memorial in downtown San Diego, the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway is moved into her final berth at the old Naval Supply Pier where she will be the centerpiece of the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer's Mate Mahlon K. Miller. (RELEASED 040110-N-0226M-001 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2004) -- Spectators view the carrier Midway as she is moved into her final berth at the old Naval Supply Pier where she will be the centerpiece of the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer's Mate Mahlon K. Miller.

980713-N-0226M-002 USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) July 13, 1998 (File Photo) -- USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams at a high rate of speed, during her transit from San Diego, Calif. to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Kitty Hawk is America's oldest active warship, and the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Mahlon K. Miller.

031212-N-6073L-020 U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Area of Operations (Dec. 12, 2003) -- Sailors aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) assigned to guided missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) approach the distressed vessel San Luis to deliver water and lend assistance to migrants passengers. In total McClusky answered distress calls from two other vessels rescuing 169 Ecuadorians nationals in peril on the high seas, while the San Diego based guided missile frigate McClusky was conducting counter drug operations during a regularly scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Manuel Luna.

040108-N-4633P-002 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2004) -- A retired E-2 Hawkeye is hoisted aboard the decomissioned aircraft carrier Midway at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Midway is moored temporarily at the naval station to take-on restored historical aircraft. The historic ship will be relocated and homeported across the bay in San Diego, as the centerpiece for America's largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick.

040108-N-4633P-001 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2004) -- A retired A-6 Intruder is hoisted aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Midway is moored temporarily at the naval station to take-on restored historical aircraft. The historic ship will be relocated and homeported across the bay in San Diego, as the centerpiece for America's largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick.

040108-N-6213R-078 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2004) -- A retired E-2 Hawkeye is hoisted aboard the decomissioned aircraft carrier Midway at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Midway is moored temporarily at the naval station to take-on restored historical aircraft. The historic ship will be relocated and homeported across the bay in San Diego, as the centerpiece for America's largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas. 040105-N-8629M-005 San Diego, Calif. (January 5, 2004) -- A tugboat tows the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway into San Diego bay. Midway will be moored temporarily at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., to take-on restored historical aircraft and will soon be homeported across the bay in San Diego, as the centerpiece for our nation's biggest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB-41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo By Photographer's Mate Airman Rebecca J. Moat.

040105-N-8629M-001 San Diego, Calif. (January 5, 2004) -- A tugboat tows the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway into San Diego bay. Midway will be moored temporarily at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., to take-on restored historical aircraft and will soon be homeported across the bay in San Diego, as the centerpiece for our nation's biggest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB-41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo By Photographer's Mate Airman Rebecca J. Moat.

040105-N-6213R-019 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2004) -- A tugboat tows the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway into San Diego bay. The 968-foot carrier completed a six-day journey from Oakland, Calif. Midway will be moored temporarily at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., to take-on restored historical aircraft and will soon be homeported across the bay in San Diego, as the centerpiece for our nation's biggest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When launched on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link:http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html.. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark Rebilas.

031105-N-8629M-002 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2003) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives in her homeport at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif., while friends and family line up to greet their Sailors and Marines. Nimitz flew more than 6,500 missions, sent more than 4,790,000 e-mails and traveled more than 63,500 nautical miles during her extended eight-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was Nimitz's first deployment since their major overhaul in 1997 and since relocating to San Diego in 2001. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rebecca J. Moat.

031105-N-8629M-004 Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2003) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives in her homeport at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, Calif. Nimitz flew more than 6,500 missions, sent more than 4,790,000 e-mails and traveled more than 63,500 nautical miles during her extended eight-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was Nimitz's first deployment since their major overhaul in 1997 and since relocating to San Diego in 2001. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rebecca J. Moat.

031103-N-6536T-004 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 3, 2003) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) crewmembers participate in a flag unfurling rehearsal with the help of family and friends on the ship's flight deck during a Tiger Cruise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are en route to San Diego, Calif., following an eight-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson.

031103-N-6536T-003 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 3, 2003) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) crewmembers participate in a flag unfurling rehearsal with the help of family and friends on the ship's flight deck during a Tiger Cruise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are en route to San Diego, Calif., following an eight-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson.

031103-N-6536T-002 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 3, 2003) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) crewmembers participate in a flag unfurling rehearsal with the help of family and friends on the ship's flight deck during a Tiger Cruise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are en route to San Diego, Calif., following an eight-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson.

031103-N-6536T-006 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 3, 2003) -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) personnel participate in a flag unfurling rehearsal on the ship's flight deck during Tiger Cruise with the help of fellow tigers. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked CVW-11 are en route to San Diego, Calif., following an eight-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson.



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