USS Midway Museum Entrance
San Diego has a wonderful port that has a Maritime Museum along with the USS Midway Museum. We spent the day touring around the decommissioned aircraft carrier.
The USS Midway started service in 1945 and for over a decade was the largest ship in the world. It was the first carrier to operate extensively in the sub-arctic and served in Vietnam as well as Operation Desert Storm, among others.
The Hanger Deck Aboard The USS Midway With The City Of San Diego In The Background
Another Angle On The Flight Deck Aboard The USS Midway
The Flags On A Beautiful Blue Sky Backdrop, Flying On The USS Midway
David had fun going in and out of all the aircraft that he could. It’s neat to be able to sit on the very same planes that served this country well.
David Entering A Helicopter On The Flight Deck Of The USS Midway
David Inside A Helicopter On The Deck Of The USS Midway
David And Another Helicopter On The Deck Of The USS Midway
David Inside A Plane On The Deck Of The USS Midway
There are quite a few nice aspects of this museum and tour. You pay one entry fee and it includes an audio tour. That means they give you a headset and player. When you are in front of a particular display you play the number that corresponds to that area and the player plays the facts about what you are seeing. The USS Midway also has some volunteer ex-military on board to explain things too. That is nice. Our friend Bob is retired Navy and was on board a carrier. It was nice to have him as a tour guide aboard. He was telling us stories that you would not normally hear.
Trish Sitting In The Captains Chair On The USS Midway
Brenda Looking Down A Narrow Staircase Aboard The USS Midway
David Aboard The USS Midway
It’s easy to spend an entire day here exploring the various passage ways however, we all were getting a little hungry so we decided to walk down the pier to get lunch.
After lunch we explored the rest of the pier. A little ways down the pier from the USS Midway is the San Diego Maritime Museum. This part of the pier is filled with historical ships from the 1800’s on up. Although we didn’t go aboard any of these ships, we were able to enjoy them from the docks.
The USS Midway
All Of Us Walking Down The Pier For Lunch
The Star Of India
This part of the pier is home to the Star of India, the Californian, the Medea, the Berkeley, the HMS Surprise, the Pilot, a couple of submarines, one US the other Russian, among other ships.
So a nice day of touring our American history and enjoying the nice blue skies above San Diego with friends.
A Ship In The Maritime Museum
The Berkeley And The US Submarine
Another View Of The Star Of India
