MemberSHIP! - USS Midway

TOUR MAP
Limited Time Aboard Midway?
Are you interested in this amazing city at sea,
population 4,500?
Start your tour on the second deck, stops 18-33
Are you interested in flight ops and what was
required to operate an airport the size of three
football fields?
Start your tour on the flight deck, stops 34-66
For Your
Adventure at Sea
Are you interested in Midway’s enormous power
(212,000 horsepower!) and what it took to reach
a speed of more than 33 knots?
Start your tour on the hangar deck, stops 9-11
This is not just a ship...it’s a
MemberSHIP!
Become a Midway Member!
Use your admission receipt to get
discounts toward any membership!
Members can bring friends and
family back all year long – Free!
Our New Battle of Midway Theater!
Don’t miss a gripping new movie that takes you inside the Battle of Midway.
Share the uncertainty, pain, and joy of the U.S. Navy’s greatest victory and inspiration for this museum’s name!
USS Midway by the Numbers
Key Dates
Ship
Fuel
260 million overhaul,
1966-70
• $90 million to build
in 1945
• 212,000 horsepower
• 69,000 tons total weight
• 2,000 feet (610 meters)
of anchor chain
• 2,000 compartments
• 2,000 electric motors
• 1,500 telephones
• 1,001 feet (305 meters) long
• Longest deployment, 327 days
• 258 feet (79 meters) wide
• 20th century’s longestserving carrier
• 20-ton (18 tonne) anchors
• 18-foot (5.5 meters) tall
propellers
• 18 decks
• 12 boilers
• 4.02-acre flight deck
• 3.5-inch (8.9 centimeters)
thick flight deck
•
1945 Commissioned as the
largest ship in the world
for a decade, the first
too large for the
Panama Canal
• $
3.4-million gallon (12.9 million
liters) capacity
• 100,000 gallons (378,500
liters) used daily
• 260 gallons (984 liters)
used per mile
Crew: 4,500
600 men in engineering
225 cooks
• 200 pilots
• 40 corpsmen
• 5 physicians
• 3 dentists
• 40 skippers in 47 years
•
•
Logistics
10 tons (9 tonnes)
of food daily
• 13,500 meals served daily
• 3,000 potatoes daily
• 1,000 loaves of bread daily
• 4,500 lbs. (2,041 kilograms)
beef when served
• 500 pies when served
•
Insider Tips
For more info, visit the Visitor Info Center
or call (619) 398-8229
1946 Operation Frostbite:
first carrier to operate
extensively in the
sub-Arctic
1947 Operation Sandy: the only
successful launch of a
German V-2 rocket from
a ship, the dawn of naval
missile warfare
1963 First successful landing
using “hands off” auto
pilot technology
1991 Flagship of Persian Gulf air
operations in Operation
Desert Storm
1991 Rescues 1,800 Americans
fleeing Mt. Pinatubo
eruption
1992 Decommissioned in
San Diego, California
· Elevator access from hangar deck to 2nd deck & flight deck
· Free loaner wheelchairs at the entrance, limited availability
· Descriptive audio tours, sign language video tours, audio
tour scripts on request (check with Guest Services)
· Assistive listening devices and closed-caption glasses at
entrance to Battle of Midway Theater
2004 Opens as the USS Midway
Museum in San Diego
1973 First aircraft carrier
home-ported in a foreign
country: Yokosuka, Japan
2010 Surpasses 5 million visitors
since opening
1975 Leads the evacuation of
Saigon; rescues 3,073
refugees in two days
2012 First Navy ship museum
to host 1 million visitors
annually
Lost and Found is located at the exit’s Visitor Information Center
It’s best to be in line for the guided tours of the flight deck’s island
no later than 3:30 p.m.
Accessibility Assistance
· Video tour of spaces that are not wheelchair accessible
1965 Midway pilots shoot
down first MiG of the
Vietnam War
1973 Midway pilots shoot
down the last MiG of
the Vietnam War
Stop by our information
kiosk with any questions
& so your youngsters
can have fun
“earning” their
Junior Pilot Wings!
Wi-fi available
on hangar deck/
flight deck
Share your adventure!
#ussmidwaymuseum
On the Roof - Flight Deck, Bridge, Admiral’s & Captain’s Quarters, Ready Rooms
Fresnel Lens
Ready Rooms
The museum is a non-smoking facility
including electronic cigarettes.
Stairs Down to
Hangar Deck
TIP: Lines for the guided tour of the bridge close
as early as 3:30 p.m. on busy days.
Elevator Down
to Hangar Deck
Admiral’s &
Captain’s Country
Adventure Audio Tour
Flight Deck
EKA-3 Skywarrior
F-14 Tomcat
LSO Platform
F/A-18 Hornet
F-4 Phantom II
T-2 Buckeye
C-1 Trader
Ready Rooms
S-3 Viking
Carrier Helicopters & HOS3
HUP Retriever
SH-34 Seabat
SH-2 Sea Sprite
SH-3 Sea King
HH-46 Sea Knight
Huey Gunship
SH-60 Seahawk
A-7 Corsair
Naval Aviation Birthplace
F-8 Crusader
EA-6B Prowler
E-2 Hawkeye
Admiral’s Country
Radio Room
Captain’s Cabin
Island Superstructure
A-6 Intruder
A-1 Skyraider
F9F-8P Cougar
RA-5 Vigilante
F9F Panther
Conclusion
Emergency Exits
Restrooms
Man and Machine - Hangar Deck, Forecastle, Air Wing
Hangar Deck or
Up to CAG Spaces
Stairs Down to
Second Deck
SINS
Ladder Up from
Second Deck
Return Up from
Engineering
Return Down
from CAG
START
HERE
ATM
Battle of
Midway
Theater
Introduction & Start Here
SBD Dauntless
F4F Wildcat
Enlisted Sailors’ Bunks
Forecastle
Junior Officers’ Quarters
Ready Rooms
LOX/Cactus Collision
Brig
Main Control
No. 3 Engine Room
Hangar Deck
Stairs Up to
Forecastle
Lost & Found
Stairs Up to
Flight Deck
Elevator Up to
Flight Deck
Elevator to
Second
Deck
Audio Guide
Drop-off
& Exit
Stairs Down to Brig & Engineering Center
Visitor
Information
Center
City at Sea - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Decks
Ladder Up to
Second Deck
Ladder to Laundry
1 Level Down
Ladder to
CPO Mess
1 Level Down
Stairs Down
From Hangar
Deck
Elevator Up to
Hangar Deck
F4U Corsair
TBM Avenger
SNJ Trainer
A-4 Skyhawk
USS Midway Model
Emergency Exits
Restrooms
Family & Accessible
Restroom
Café/Restaurant
Gift Shop
Chow Line
Supply Department
Chaplain
Executive Officer’s Quarters
Wardroom
Dirty Shirt Wardroom
Laundry
Command Master Chief
Galley
Enlisted Uniform Display
Bomb Elevator
CPO Mess
Mess Deck/Ordnance
Sick Bay
Post Office
Machine & Metal Shops
Emergency Exits
Ladder Up to
Hangar Deck
Ladder to Sick Bay
1 Level Down
May 22, 2015
Family Audio Tour
Flight Deck Introduction
F-14 Tomcat
LSO Platform
F-4 Phantom
SH-3 Seaking
A-7 Catapult
Flight Deck Horns
Admiral’s Quarters
Radio Room
Flight Deck Personnel
Conclusion
Introduction
Enlisted Sailors’ Bunks
Forecastle
Navy Shower
Ready Room
Brig
Engineering
The Bullseye
Operation Frequent Wind
TBM Avenger
On this Deck
Activities for All Ages:
n Climb-aboard aircraft
n Listen to real pilot
conversations
n Walk-through helicopters
n Learn Morse code!
n Decipher the message flags
Don’t Miss:
n Guided tours of the captain’s
bridge and control tower in
the island
n Listen to docents explain
launching from and landing
on the flight deck
n Snack Shop (open seasonally)
On this Deck
Activities for All Ages:
n Knot-tying board
n Climb-in bunks
n Climb-in cockpits
n Virtual Video Tour
n Flight simulators
n Walk-through jail
n Power plant challenge
Don’t Miss:
n Docent engine room talks
n Souvenir photos
n Gift shop & Café
n Meet World War II veterans
(selected days)
n Visitor Information
Center (exit)
n ATM
Chow Line
Fire Station
Laundry
Galley
Enlisted Uniforms
Mess Deck
Sick Bay
Post Office
On this Deck
Activities for All Ages:
n Watch flight deck
videos at
n Find the galley recipe
for Beef Stew
n Spot “bugs” under the
Sick Bay microscope
Don’t Miss:
n Uniform exhibit
n Ship’s chapel
n Payday display
n Underway Replenishment
n Find the “moaning”
patient!