MIDWAY CV 41 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 22:12, 6 March 2026

2026-03-06T22:12:11Z

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	Locy Type 2#		Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. # 16186)
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	1946-10-03		1946-10-03

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-03-06T22:10:26Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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	Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>~~Close-Up~~ Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>~~Full~~ Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	As CVB-41		As CVB-41
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			Locy Type 2#
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			1946-10-03
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			CVB-41. From the Bob Govern collection.
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GregCiesielski: Added ships crest

2022-06-07T21:25:58Z

Added ships crest

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	Opened to the public January 2004		Opened to the public January 2004
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GregCiesielski at 21:19, 7 June 2022

2022-06-07T21:19:10Z

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	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The Battle of Midway, a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It took place from June 4 1942 to June 7 1942, approximately one month after The Battle of The Coral Sea, about five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island, and six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor that had led to a formal state of war between the United States and Japan. During the battle, The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, losing one aircraft carrier and one destroyer, while destroying four Japanese carriers and a heavy cruiser.<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The Battle of Midway, a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It took place from June 4 1942 to June 7 1942, approximately one month after The Battle of The Coral Sea, about five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island, and six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor that had led to a formal state of war between the United States and Japan. During the battle, The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, losing one aircraft carrier and one destroyer, while destroying four Japanese carriers and a heavy cruiser.<br/>
	The battle was a decisive victory for the Americans, widely regarded as the most important naval engagement of the Pacific Campaign of World War II<br/><br/>		The battle was a decisive victory for the Americans, widely regarded as the most important naval engagement of the Pacific Campaign of World War II<br/><br/>
	The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.<br/><br/>
			Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MIDWAY - [[PANAY_AG_41_ \| USS Midway AG-41]], [[ST_LO_CVE_63_ \| USS Midway CVE-63]] and USS Midway CV-41.
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GregCiesielski at 21:15, 7 June 2022

2022-06-07T21:15:01Z

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	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The Battle of Midway, a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It took place from June 4 1942 to June 7 1942, approximately one month after The Battle of The Coral Sea, about five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island, and six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor that had led to a formal state of war between the United States and Japan. During the battle, The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, losing one aircraft carrier and one destroyer, while destroying four Japanese carriers and a heavy cruiser.<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The Battle of Midway, a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It took place from June 4 1942 to June 7 1942, approximately one month after The Battle of The Coral Sea, about five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island, and six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor that had led to a formal state of war between the United States and Japan. During the battle, The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, losing one aircraft carrier and one destroyer, while destroying four Japanese carriers and a heavy cruiser.<br/>
	The battle was a decisive victory for the Americans, widely regarded as the most important naval engagement of the Pacific Campaign of World War II<br/><br/>		The battle was a decisive victory for the Americans, widely regarded as the most important naval engagement of the Pacific Campaign of World War II<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bradford William Ripley, Jr.
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GregCiesielski at 21:12, 7 June 2022

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 <h4>1st Commissioning 10 September 1945 to 14 October 1955</h4>
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GregCiesielski at 18:56, 1 July 2020

2020-07-01T18:56:40Z

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
			its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
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	Midway Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>		Midway Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>
	Ordered as Aircraft Carrier (CV)<br/>		Ordered as Aircraft Carrier (CV)<br/>
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	Donated to The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum 8 July 2003<br/>		Donated to The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum 8 July 2003<br/>
	Opened to the public January 2004		Opened to the public January 2004
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

GregCiesielski: Updated the page

2020-07-01T18:53:42Z

Updated the page

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JohnG3938 at 12:48, 19 December 2017

2017-12-19T12:48:16Z

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	Commissioning.		Commissioning.

JohnG3938 at 12:45, 19 December 2017

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