Keywords: US Navy 040110-N-5362A-008 The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway prepares to moor at its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation.jpg en San Diego Calif Jan 10 2004 -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway prepares to moor at its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego When commissioned on September 10 1945 as USS Midway CVB 41 she was the largest carrier ever put to sea For more information on her history with the U S Navy go to the following link <a href http //www chinfo navy mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway html Target _BLANK >http //www chinfo navy mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway html</a> U S Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K Abrahamson RELEASED 2004-01-10 040110-N-5362A-008 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11332 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Midway Museum - Aerial views San Diego skylines in the 2000s Aerial photographs of San Diego Naval ships of the United States in San Diego Bay Tugboats with aircraft carriers |