Description:

Commissioned in 1945 and active until 1992, the USS Midway holds the record as the longest-serving aircraft carrier for the US Navy. Now converted to an educational institution, the ship is known as the USS Midway Museum and contains more than 60 informative exhibits on military service, the ship and the battles in which it has served. Visitors can take a self-guided audio tour of the ship, including the 24 aircraft on display on its flight deck, and speak with museum docents, many of whom served on the ship itself; an experience whic offers a deeper understanding of Navy life. The ship is beside the Navy Pier at the United States Naval Reservation in downtown San Diego, near the Maritime Museum of San Diego.