35 years ago today, on 20 June 1990 a fire starts in the damage control parts storeroom aboard Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Midway - CV-41 off the coast of Japan.
USS Midway Museum, San Diego, CA
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On 25 January 1984, a RF-4B Phantom II with USS Midway's VMFP-3 made a barricade landing after a nose gear hydraulic failure.
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On 26 September 1942, Essex class Aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-16 was launched at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, MA, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX
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On 30 August 1943, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-12 was launched at Newport News Shipbuilidng, Newport News, VA, sponsored by Annie Reid Knox.
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on 15 July 2015, a three alarm fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) prompting the ship to be evacuated.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-fire-u...2015jul15-story.html
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56 years ago today, on 27 June 1970, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) was decommissioned by her last CO, Capt. Owen Austin Kidd in Philadelphia, PA, and was berthed with the Philadelphia Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
MuseumShip at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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53 years ago today, on 26 June 1970, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) was decommissioned for the third and final time and mothballed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum, Alameda, CA
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72 years ago today, on 18 June 1954 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 was commissioned for the 3rd time with Capt. W.T. Easton in command.
MuseumShip at the Intrepid Museum, New York, NY
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51 years a go today, on 15 June 1975 Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 arrived in Charleston.
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC
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On 8 June 1992 the United States Navy officially signed over Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-16 , and now operates as USS Lexington Museum On The Bay, Corpus Christi, TX
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