USS Midway (CV- 4. Wikipedia. For other ships with the same name, see USS Midway. USS Midway (CV- 4. USS Midway sailing through the Western Pacific in November 1. History. United States. Name: USS Midway. Namesake: Battle of Midway.
Ordered: 1 August 1. Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding. Laid down: 2. 7 October 1. Launched: 2. 0 March 1. Commissioned: 1. 0 September 1. Decommissioned: 1. April 1. 99. 2In service: 1. Out of service: 1. Struck: 1. 7 March 1. Nickname(s): Midway Magic. Status: Museum ship at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California. Notes: Only carrier museum in the United States that is not of the Essex class. General characteristics. Class and type: Midway- classaircraft carrier. Displacement: 4. 5,0. Length: 9. 72 ft (2. Beam: 1. 21 ft (3. Draft: 3. 4. 5 ft (1. Propulsion: 1. 2 boilers, four Westinghouse geared turbines. Commissioned a week after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1. U. S. A revolutionary hull design, based on the planned Montana- classbattleship, gave her better maneuverability than previous carriers. ![]() The Official Athletic Site of Navy United States Naval Academy, partner of CBS Sports Digital. The most comprehensive coverage of the Midshipmen on the web. Decommissioned in 1. USS Midway Museum, in San Diego, California, and the only remaining U. S. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.; and commissioned on 1. September 1. 94. 5 (eight days after the Surrender of Japan) with Captain Joseph F. Bolger in command. After shakedown in the Caribbean, Midway joined the U. ![]() S. Atlantic Fleet training schedule, with Norfolk as its homeport. From 2. 0 February 1. Carrier Division 1. In March, it tested equipment and techniques for cold- weather operations in the North Atlantic. In September 1. 94. German V- 2 rocket was test- fired from the flight deck in Operation Sandy, the first large- rocket launch from a moving platform, and the only moving- platform launch for a V- 2. While the rocket lifted off, it then tilted and broke up at 1. On 2. 9 October 1. ![]() Midway sailed for the first of its annual deployments with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. Between deployments, Midway trained and received alterations to accommodate heavier aircraft as they were developed. In June 1. 95. 1, Midway operated in the Atlantic off the Virginia Capes during carrier suitability tests of the F9. F- 5 Panther. George Chamberlain Duncan attempted a landing in Bu. No 1. 25. 22. 8, a downdraft just aft of the stern caused Duncan to crash. His plane's forward fuselage broke away and rolled down the deck, and he suffered burns. Footage of the crash has been used in several films, including Men of the Fighting Lady, Midway, and The Hunt for Red October. On 1 October, the ship was redesignated CVA- 4. Midway in 1. 96. 3 after SCB- 1. Midway cleared Norfolk 2. December 1. 95. 4 for a world cruise, sailing via the Cape of Good Hope for Taiwan, where it joined the 7th Fleet for operations in the Western Pacific until 2. June 1. 95. 5. During these operations, Midway pilots flew cover for the evacuation from the Quemoy- Matsu crisis. On 2. 8 June 1. 95. ![]() Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, where Midway underwent an extensive modernization program (SCB- 1. SCB- 1. 25 for the Essex- class carriers). Midway received an enclosed hurricane bow, an aft deck- edge elevator, an angled flight deck, and steam catapults, returning to service on 3. September 1. 95. 7. Home ported at Alameda, California, Midway began annual deployments with the 7th Fleet in 1. South China Sea during the Laotian Crisis of spring 1. During the 1. 96. Japan, Korea, Okinawa, the Philippines, and Taiwan. Midway again sailed for the Far East 6 March 1. April flew strikes against military and logistics installations in North and South Vietnam. Returning to Alameda on 2. November, Midway entered San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard on 1. ![]() First Name: Last Name: Branch of Service: Which War: Comments: Don: Adams: U.S. Marine Corp: WWII: Fought at Guadalcanal, afterwards caught blackwater fever, seeing. 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January 1. 97. 0, it was found that the modifications had hurt the ship's seakeeping capabilities and ability to conduct air operations in rough seas, which required further modifications to correct the problem. Air- to- air kills in Vietnam. Midway departed Yankee Station on 5 June, completing the vessel's final line period on 3. October 1. 97. 1, and returned to the ship's homeport on 6 November 1. Midway en route to South- East Asia in April 1. Midway, with embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW 5), again departed Alameda for operations off Vietnam on 1. April 1. 97. 2. On 1. May, aircraft from Midway, along with those from Coral Sea, Kitty Hawk, and Constellation, continued laying naval mines off North Vietnamese ports, including Thanh H. Ships that were in port in Haiphong had been advised that the mining would take place and that the mines would be armed 7. Midway continued Vietnam operations during Operation Linebacker throughout the summer of 1. On 7 August 1. 97. HC- 7 Det 1. 10 helicopter, flying from Midway, and aided by planes from the carrier and from Saratoga, searched for the pilot of an A- 7 Corsair II aircraft from Saratoga, who had been downed the previous day by a surface- to- air missile about 2. Vinh. Flying over mountains, the HC- 7 helicopter spotted the downed aviator with its searchlight and, under heavy ground fire, retrieved him and returned to an LPD off the coast. This was the deepest penetration of a rescue helicopter into North Vietnam since 1. By the end of 1. 97. HC- 7 Det 1. 10 had rescued 4. On 5 October 1. 97. Midway, with CVW 5, put into Yokosuka, Japan, marking the first forward- deployment of a complete carrier task group in a Japanese port, the result of an accord arrived at on 3. August 1. 97. 2 between the U. S. The move allowed sailors to live with their families when in port; more strategically, it allowed three carriers to stay in the Far East even as the economic situation demanded the reduction of carriers in the fleet. CVW 5 became based at the nearby Naval Air Facility Atsugi. For service in Vietnam from 3. April 1. 97. 2, to 9 February 1. Midway and CVW 5 received the Presidential Unit Citation from Richard Nixon. It read: For extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty in action against enemy forces in Southeast Asia from 3. April 1. 97. 2 to 9 February 1. During this crucial period of the Vietnam conflict, USS MIDWAY and embarked Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE carried out devastating aerial attacks against enemy installations, transportation, and lines of communications in the face of extremely heavy opposition including multi- calibre antiaircraft artillery fire and surface- to- air missiles. Displaying superb airmanship and unwavering courage, MIDWAY/CVW- 5 pilots played a significant role in lifting the prolonged sieges at An L. By their excellent teamwork, dedication, and sustained superior performance, the officers and men of MIDWAY and Attack Carrier Air Wing FIVE reflected great credit upon themselves and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Fleet forces carried out the Operation Frequent Wind evacuation. Midway, which had offloaded half of the ship's regular combat air wing at NS Subic Bay, Philippines, steamed to Thailand and took aboard eight CH- 5. Special Operations Squadron and two HH- 5. Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. After evading enemy ground fire, Buang headed out to the South China Sea, found Midway, and began to circle overhead with his landing lights turned on. Midway's crew unsuccessfully attempted to contact the aircraft on emergency frequencies. When a spotter reported that there were at least four people in the two- seater aircraft, all thoughts of forcing the pilot to ditch alongside were abandoned – it was unlikely the passengers of the overloaded Bird Dog could survive the ditching and safely get out before the plane sank. After three tries, Major Buang managed to drop a note from a low pass over the deck: . Major Buang, wife and 5 child. He called for volunteers, and soon every available seaman was on deck to help. An estimated US$1. UH- 1 Huey helicopters were pushed overboard. With a 5. 00- foot (1. Chambers ordered the ship to make 2. Warnings about the dangerous downdrafts created behind a steaming carrier were transmitted blind in both Vietnamese and English. To make matters worse, five more UH- 1s landed and cluttered up the deck. Without hesitation, Chambers ordered them scuttled as well. Captain Chambers recalled that. Major Buang's O- 1 after landing aboard Midway during Operation Frequent Wind. Also, two of the deck crews are seen clapping their hands in joy. Had he been equipped with a tailhook he could have bagged a number 3 wire. He bounced once and came stop abeam of the island, amid a wildly cheering, arms- waving flight deck crew. The crew of Midway was so impressed that they established a fund to help him and his family get settled in the United States. The CH- 5. 3s then airlifted over 5. South Vietnamese Air Force aircraft to the ship. With almost 1. 00 helicopters and aircraft of the former South Vietnamese Air Force aboard, the ship steamed to Guam where the aircraft and helicopters were offloaded in twenty- four hours. While transiting back to the Philippines to pick up the ship's air wing, Midway was rerouted to act as a floating airfield in support of special operation forces rescuing a pirated cargo ship (see Mayag. Midway picked up the ship's regular air wing again a month later when the aircraft carrier returned NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. After Vietnam. Army officers who were killed by North Korean guards on 1. August. Midway's response was in support of a U. S. This unscheduled deployment was due to USS Ranger colliding with tanker. Liberian Fortune near the Straits of Malacca, with Midway taking over Ranger's mission while it went in for repair. In The 8. 0s - Vintage Computer Games of the Eighties. Vintage Computer Games of the Eighties. This is a list of the more memorable games for computers. I am not looking for. ARCADE GAMES. This list is for games that were strictly for computer users. This page currently edited by: Gwen. First Bball game to allow player adjustments - - post player or shooter, and allowed a certain number of rating points for each. Full court play, although you only really saw one half- court at a time. No press, but popular for its team oriented play. Graphics were subpar, but gameplay made up the difference. By Gamestar. 3. D Monster Maze (Sinclair ZX- 8. Astonishing 3- d game for the beloved Sinclair ZX- 8. T- Rex. Quite simple, used to scare us to death and probably can be called . Lots of fun! ALFIt was based on the tv show but it was the friends of ALF from Melmac had crash landed and ALF was suppose to pick up pieces lying around to fix the ship. All you basically did was climb a mountain while avoiding various objects and animals. Alternate Reality : The City. A truely open- ended RPG from the 8. Release for the C6. Archon series. One of the most popular game series for the commodore system. From what I remember, it's not as easy as it sounds. Artic Fox. 1st person tank sim shootem up. Resplendent in clunky b/w! You start a padded cell in an insane asylum and your mission is to escape. Mad inmates and an even maddening 3d maze kept you hooked for weeks. Best part: the note that tells you to look up.. You need to give the axe murderour this note and wait for his musical demise otherwise you get chopped to bits. Despite plenty of first person 3d adverntures today, few match Alsylum's surreal and disturbing milieu, which goes to show increased computer power is not substitute for creativity. There was as sequel boasting such fun as . One of the early ones that attempted to give a 'dark' look. Auto Duel. Created by Lord British & Chuckles of Origin Systems, this was a futuristic pen & paper game that was ported to the computer. Fight in arenas to earn money to buy a tricked- out car, carry loads to different cities, or become a highway bandit and steal loads and sell them on the black market. Release for the C6. Apple . It involved the famous . You are an atzecan soldier and you have to stay alive till the end of the game, because the King whants to know if his pyramidal fortress can protect forever him and his . You went into some Inca pyramid looking for this lost idol. The game was about eight screens by eight screens and you had monsters to knife or shoot or avoid(they grew from snakes and small spiders to dinosaurs and octopi,) and there were plenty of traps like a giant water spigot that would fill the room with water, or even a descending ceiling where the walls on the side slammed shut. Very Indiana Jones, and it also had cool bugs where you could jump through walls if you knew what to do. Back to the Future. There was a Back to the Future game that was played on the Amiga computer. You played as Marty Mcfly on a skateboard and you were riding thru the streets avoiding cars and people to meet up with . You could punch people on the street which was kinda funny. The game had the main theme from the Back to the Future movie, but the sound was cheesy. Bad Street Brawler. A must have for the commodore 6. You played this pissed off wrestling dude(looked like hulk hogan with sun glasses) who goes around parts of town and performs body slams and wrestling moves on people. It had no plot but lots of cool special effects. Came out in the mid 8. Bad Street Brawler. Ballblazer. One of the first titles ever developed by Lucas. Arts (nee Lucas. Film Games, back when they were in building 'Z' on the ILM campus). A seminal mix of styles from driving to platform and puzzle. Superb. Battle of Britain. Made by Lucasarts. At the time it was the best WW2 flight sim on the market. It actually worked on an 8mhz XT! Battlestoad. One of the most deliciously fun and bloody games of it's day. By Marc Goodman (credited as . With an inset bird's eye viewfinder over the wide- open green grass field of combat - - to help you decide which way to run, You, a knight in full armor and with a battle axe for each hand, would seek to destroy enemy knights. A simple game, played entirely from a top- down view, it was you against the world on this little . With the slight memory- caused delays you'd almost feel the impact as you slammed your axes into the enemy! Battlezone. Best tank game of the eighties, notable for its 3. D driver's POV graphics done with simple green lines on a black screen, and scary sound effects add to the suspense. BC's Quest For Tires. Prehistoric unicycle skill- building at its finest. Beach Head. You play the role of an invading force during WWII, trying to take over an island. The object of the game was to guide your only marginally recognizable stick figure around the screen to collect as many beer cans as possible. Below The Root. A Windham Classic Game where you are a tree dweller and must complete a mission to keep the evil forces from the underworld to take over your friendly villages. A lot of the game is spent in 2 person axe battles from an over head view - kind of like Activision's boxing with more sophisticated controls and uh, with axes. Good times, good times.. A text- based driving game. Drive as fast as you can, avoid the cops, stop for food and gas (or a bit of gambling), and use nitrous to jump bridges. Back in '8. 3, I think my computer teacher confiscated at least one copy a week (sometimes more!). Blockbustersthis was the original game that gave you a paddle at the bottom of the screen and bricks on the top for you to break. It's more fun than todays similarities due to the fact that it was so simple and not overbaked. No google search as of yet will help me here because of the insane fetish with putting the term blockbuster on everything! Blue Max. Great scrolling 8 bit flight game, WW I pilot trying to blow up targets and ultimately win. Someone has planted 2. Sphinx and Great Pyramids, the Acropolis, Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, and two cityscapes resembling Miami Beach and Hollywood, which appear only as screen backgrounds rather than unique game locations). Jack must fly around the screen to collect the bombs before a timer runs out. Each screen uses a different configuration of platforms upon which Jack may run on, or jump from, or remain at rest. Eventually, the levels reoccur a number of times with increasing difficulty. As soon as he has touched the first, he triggers a sequence in which another bomb's fuse lights up, and so on. A player can score a bonus in each round by touching all 2. Jack may also defuse an unlit bomb by touching it, but this impedes his opportunity to score the bonus for that screen. It also delays the appearance of the game's bonuses and power- ups. A certain power- up will, when collected, turn all the enemies into coins for a short period. Boulderdash. The object was to move dirt and boulders in order to collect X amount of diamonds. At the same time you had to avoid the falling boulders, and make it to the exit point within a certain amount of time. Break Dance. EPYX capatalizing on the breakdance fad of '8. Broadsides. This game was on the Apple II computer. It was about a spaceship stuck on a planet and had to travel along the ground at high speed avoiding floating rocks & debris. Graphics were limited to CGA 4 colour. California Games. A game that had a variety of sports to play, such as roller skating, surfing, and BMX racing. To find them, the player must speak to various aliens and gain their trust. Communication with aliens occurs via an icon- based interface known as UPCOM. This consists of around 1. As each alien race discovered speaks its own language and reacts differently, the player must learn to negotiate using these UPCOM concepts in a style that suits the races. As time wore on, the character's health deteriorated. This was represented in- game via an increasing amount of shaking of the mouse cursor, making the game more and more difficult to control until the character eventually died. Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fearcreated by Broderbund, this was a platformer that showed the foregrounds to Ausin Powers as you had 2. Dr. Maybe. Captin Claw. Castle Wolfenstein (Apple . You would land and load up your guys and try and get them back to the safety of your home base. Great fun! Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Simulator. This was my first game ever. Later on there was a giant parrot that would chase you around just to really freak you out at four in the morning. Chucky Eggegg colecting game. Claw This game is a pirates game and the hero is captin claw how is on a quest to find nine stones for the cats. Claw. Comic. You play as a secret agent in a comic book. If the word bubble is black with white letters, you can push left or right to choose dialogue. Little mini- games came up once in a while to spice things up. Some of the dialogue was pretty hilarious. Commander Keen. Commander Keen's babysitter was stolen in the middle of the night by aliens and you had to rescue her, there were commander keens I - IV that i played but maybe more. You were a man in an aeroplane flying over a city of skyscrapers. You had to drop bombs on the skyscrapers to clear the way. The aeroplane would go off the screen and come back on the right side a bit lower down. The object of the game was to clear all the skyscrapers so the plane could land. Then the man would get out, wave, get back in and take off again so you could do another level. Conan. A 2- D adventure with only 4 screens. It came on 3 floppies. Gameplay was first person side scrolling shooter. I believe it came out in 1. Older VGA cards did not produce graphics properly since the game was technically . Crossfire(1. 98. 2) by Sullivan, Sierra On- Line; arcade. Strategy and intense concentration required. Superb, smooth animation of a dozen pieces simultaneously. One of the great ones.
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