The Midway was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named after the Battle of Midway, which was probably the turning point for American naval supremacy during World War II. She was launched in November 1945, after WWII ended, and served in the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, the Mediterranean, humanitarian missions, and many areas around the world until her decommissioning in 1992. Pilots from the Midway scored the first and last air victories of the Vietnam War, and the ship was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism during that conflict.

Until the “Enterprise” class of carriers was launched, the Midway was the largest carrier ever built. Its displacement at commissioning was 45,000 tons, just like that of the ill-fated "Titanic", although the Midway is much longer. Because of several refits and additions, by decommissioning time it displaced 54,000. Over 1000 feet (305m) in length, it was a real “floating city”, with more than 2,000 compartments, a total fuel capacity of 3½ million gallons, a crew of 4,500, and galleys that served some 13,000 meals daily.

In 2004 “Midway” was opened to the public as a museum in San Diego, and received almost 880,000 visitors that year. Altogether to date, several million have visited it. This article gives just a glimpse of what is there for the visitor to enjoy … for more detailed information see the Wikipedia article on the Net.