USS Midway

Summary

USS Midway is a military museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,459 views/month, #2 of 348).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Midway is located in California^[3].
• USS Midway is in the country of United States^[4].
• USS Midway's image is recorded as USS Midway (CVA-41) in the Pacific Ocean on 30 November 1974 (NH 97633).jpg^[5].
• USS Midway's instance of is recorded as military museum^[6].
• USS Midway's instance of is recorded as aircraft carrier^[7].
• USS Midway's instance of is recorded as museum ship^[8].
• USS Midway's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft^[9].
• USS Midway's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[10].
• USS Midway's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[11].
• USS Midway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136513836^[12].
• USS Midway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2007013359^[13].
• USS Midway's vessel class is recorded as Midway-class aircraft carrier^[14].
• USS Midway's has use is recorded as museum ship^[15].
• USS Midway's Commons category is recorded as USS Midway (CV-41)^[16].
• USS Midway's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of USS Midway^[18].
• USS Midway's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[19].
• USS Midway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.713789, 'lon': -117.17494}^[20].
• USS Midway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02400r^[21].
• USS Midway's service entry is recorded as +1945-09-10T00:00:00Z^[22].
• USS Midway's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[23].
• USS Midway's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[24].
• USS Midway's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[25].
• USS Midway's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[26].
• USS Midway's pennant number is recorded as CV-41^[27].

Body

Founding

+2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of USS Midway^[18].

Identity

USS Midway's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Midway'}^[28].

Operations

USS Midway's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for USS Midway include Midway-class aircraft carrier^[29], a ship class^[30], founded in 1945^[31].

Why It Matters

USS Midway ranks in the top 0.57% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,459 views/month, #2 of 348).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Midway-class aircraft carrier^[29], a ship class^[30], founded in 1945^[31].