Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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. - w H- 2 4' lltuivlly 4 . I. .dey U iegqling to laigcr and moat , The outset of World War ll saw a progression of Q.m6WlC3l'lVigslEfEigQf5lgn August 7 1910 She was mc, WSI m,,,,., ' Ii' t I cass - ' - lead S IP O 5 ' - ' l I in June 19112 turned the armored baffled Calfllefs' CVB M' The Th arrier battle of Midway Is an . to have the distinction of being named after a WWII battle. G C AY MIDW , - . . .. me of World War II. Sh?NVAeS alsolmdi ii?Iadg?ai?i.nSghdpoEk tatfatrhehlilgiifnigcirt News Shipbuilding and FDI ydtuclijctiigil-my The keel of USS MID was ai I I Warship in the world for t e irst eca -r I 1 h 20, 19115, she was the arges I 4 , h I ,X Je -- R G Octgber 27' wqgcf-gfnlieqregolnlsetlriction included the most modern design innovatiotgopgssgtilebxlvgfflyglglaqllxibiilniiivn lslflimtnzsbiileerflsatigiiiiilered four Westiti8ftOU5f3 Seafed turbines which developed 2120 or D 3 . - ' ' L Captain Speed of 33.knOtS' In N f lk Naval Shipyard. her first commanding officer wis A g ' 137. . - ' h I t 28. CraIiflID?lilT:XFifHvi11?a2tfxirlSE underway on October 12, 19115. I-ler first ODGVHIIOHGI 3'55'8'lmem Was from Marc G , , iw I rl in of aircraft. 1916- Operating ff' tts LMC' Sta and 'M Wg fte2lL?!Y3TeE22SUaifSILfe?S2SmVZ,iii--ELSE? 23129 was personnel and Elie Ship- Hdlcopter amuse? rescue tes mqclu rin these tests despite heavy weather damage to elevator ed. MIDWAY conducted flight and refueling operations hu fight deck at Various times' hangar doors and having two EO four mcges ifiiitivhcgnrecgntls redesignated battle group. CVBG-I . MIDWAY operated Eailim 19g7SE5J2DCrS2n?nOSQprttenEitr 10527 MIDWAY fired a captured V-2 rocket from her flight dectg dtecisiyely - ' ' - . 'A . . V 'S ggrlhonsiagiig the potential of large rocket fire from surface ships. In October of 19117, MIDW!3fOrrQa img MQW d lo ment to the Mediterranean. I-ler air wing group was CVBG-1, made up of two gghECfkSE1nUi?marCh-of 1948 A F2?l'g5- ,and D140 SfftggggiggiggopvgsGrail?Ifiigntgiaaiisuaryhiodlffligglamlegig ci?nqiel,ntwgrJarine fighters squadrons return UP fo E F G ' I 'PZV-3 from wiiowwv err me coast or Nar- A ti' ' hallmarked when CDR F. L. Ashworth few a b I I fotiketinb?t?edPaiiaEnarCEr?axlY?:hen over Corpus Christi, Texas and on to San Diego. California, CDR Ashworth completed ' , ' - t fl ht in 25 hours and 1i0 minutes. V . hlSMlI'gI9l?AQnigi:SaJrT:eSdOsorfilk in October 19119 once again bound for cold weather operations. She operated in the A t' C' cle and returned to Norfolk December 22. I I 1 V , . g H r'5 DitAY deployed IO tr Medle atfi, 1031. ml? mi 'F 1321?-Litl 1?FiIJJ'E5I CXIZSLZZP WIFSIZSSQTEJECQQZCQSETES I,C ,O and ison. ereurne o I g, . inolltugipaigsurma? llillDIl?lrAriKefederSlroyed in July, exchanging Air Group 3 for 7. She arrived in Gibrlalter fighter capability consisting of F9F-2 Panthers and F8F-113 Bearcats. She served as the flag s ip o N f lk' N ber. , . - . an?:fc?iEnlrlQlg?fei?ibe?r1C9SfgnunfillifpqriI 1951, MIDWAY was in the Norfolk NavalAShipyard for reinforcement of the flights deck to accommodate heavier aircraft. After conducting brief carrier qualifications off the Carolina coast. s e steame south or Guantanamo Bay in 1951 . After completing refresher training MIDWAY returned to Norfolk in July. 7 In January 1952, MIDWAY made her fifth Mediterranean cruise. Four full squfjadrogs and degachngegilts from fotii other s uadrons comprised the air wing. During this cruise, MIDWAY participate in peration ran I am, a m i- nationalil English, French, Italian and US. exercise. Upon completion of this exercise. she operated in the eastern Mediterranean before returning to Norfolk in May.1952. In August 1952, MIDWAY departed Norfolk for NATO exer- cises in the North Sea. This was a combined exercise with USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. USS WASP. and USS WIS- CONSIN. On October 1, upon her return to Norfolk, MIDWAY was redesignated as attach carrier CVA-111 . Again with less than two months preparation, MIDWAY departed on her sixth Mediterranean cruise in December of 1952. The basic composition of the air group remained unchanged. Participating in Opirationssengizvjous, MEIDDWAY was the flag ship of Carrier Division Four and made port calls at Marseille, Barcelona. ugust ay. o es an ran, Returning to Norfolk in May, MIDWAY entered a five month regular overhaul. I V Q I In January 19511, MIDWAY deployed to the Mediterranean for the seventh time. This time Air Group Six departed with wvo Cougar squadrons and one Banshee unit. The ship returned to Norfolk in August of 19511. In December 19511, MIDWAY departed Norfolk and made a world cruise which culminated in her transfer to the Pacific Fleet. She now became the flag ship of COMCARDIV THREE and operated off the Philippine Islands and Japan. Leaving Yokosuka. Japan, MIDWAY returned to NAS Alameda in July 1955. MIDWAY entered Puget Sound Naval Ship- yard and was decommissioned in October 1955. MIDWAY underwent a modernization project to give her the capability to operate high performance iet aircraft. MIDWAY was fitted with two steam catapults on the bow and a shorter steam cat in the new angle deck. The purpose of the third catapult was to allow ready deck launches while keeping the ladin area clear for r g ecoveries in an alert situation. Additional improvements included the installation of a hurricane tenclosedl bow moving elevator number three to the starboard deck edge aft of the island. and enlarging the number one elevator to accommodate longer air- craft. On recommissioning in September 1957, MlDWAY's load displacement had grown from 55.000 to 62,000 tons MIDWAY was underway in December heading south for shakedown and refresher trainin In Au ust 1958, MID- 8- 8 WAY was underway on her first deployment as an angle deck carrier. With MlDWAY's increased combat capabilities CVG 2 was com osed of tw ' f' h ' I - p 0 supersonic ig ter squadron and three attack squadrons. During this cruise, she operat- ed ffT ' ' - ' ' ' o aiwan in support of the Ouemoy Matsu crisis as the flagship of COMCARDIV FIVE. She arrived in Alameda in March of 1959. ln August 1959, after a one month turn around period, MIDWAY redeployed to the Far East, During this cruise. she recorded 8 O00 landings including her 80 000th arrest d I d' I . . . e an ing. l-Ier eleventh deployment ended with arrival at Alameda in March 1960, Following a five month overhaul, MIDWAY d l was un erway in February 1961 . With Air Group Two aboard, she oper- ated off the coast of Vietnam. eventually returning to Alameda in September 1961 , In April 1962, MIDWAY departed for another Far East tour. The 100,000th arrested landing was made during this cruise which ended upon arrival at NAS Alameda in October 1962. After a regular overhaul extending until April 1963, the first fully automatic carrier landings with pi oduc tion eriiiip- ment were made aboard MIDWAY on June 13, 1963. An F-1iA Phantom made the first hands-off landing lcnlltiwirigi 16 years of research and testing. t' I MIDWAY made her fourteenthland sixth straight WESTPAChdepIoyment in November 1963. Ielei most significant improvement was increased get fighter capacity with the addition of Mach 2.2 F-1il3 Phantom Ils. She rr-tuincicl to Qgigrieda in May 19614 to replace the number three elevator which had been destroyed and lost during rrxtiemely heavy March 1965 marks a m'l iestone in MlDWAY's life as she left Alameda fo he f' . t 1 t. I ' I I i I C' CDR Lou Page and his RIO., LT John C Smith, scored the first c f' r U 'WS mm Nl- mmmm' U Um' Q N , - - U . on 'irmed MIG kill of the Vic tnain Wai. Within three ?53EEnlggl2lgllQLrEz1iCgjI:.I shot down two more MIGs. The nine month combat cruise ended in Novembre-I when MIDWAY

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