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To: Jeff Head

Jeff; I was stationed aboard the USS Midway during the Iranian Crisis (Ayatollah Khomenei and that b***ard Jimmy Carter for those too young to remember). Any info on what happened to her, as I do not see her listed, or her sister ship the Coral Sea?


160 posted on 10/16/2005 1:22:50 PM PDT by Utilizer (What does not kill you... - can sometimes damage you QUITE severely.)
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To: Utilizer
The Midway is a museum in San Diego.

The Coral Sea was decommissioned 26 April 1990. Stricken from the Navy List, she was sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping on 7 May 1993 but scrapping was delayed by numerous financial, legal and environmental issues until finally completed on 8 September 2000.

US Navy history of CVB-43 Coral Sea
Wikipedia Entry for the Coral Sea

163 posted on 10/16/2005 1:43:34 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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