Fleet Aircraft Carrier
Midway-class
3
Ships Built
1945–1947
Commissioned
64,000 t
Displacement
1,001 ft
Length
~4,500
Crew
Designed during World War II to absorb the punishment that sank earlier carriers, the Midway class introduced armored flight decks to American carrier design. Midway herself served 47 years across every major conflict from Korea to Desert Storm — the longest-serving carrier in US Navy history.
