Guest Speaker:       Docent Andrew Ortiz

Location:      910 N. Harbor Drive San Diego CA 92101

Date:             Saturday, November 1st, 2025

Time:             10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Post-tour No-host Social Hour/Brunch:            12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Fish Market, 750 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92132

Event Description:

The USS Midway was the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the 20th century. Named after the climactic Battle of Midway of June 1942, Midway was built in only 17 months but missed World War II by one week when commissioned on Sept. 10, 1945. Midway was the first in a three-ship class of large carriers that featured an armored flight deck and a powerful air group of 120 planes. On April 11, 1992, the Midway was decommissioned in San Diego and remained in the inactive ship fleet in Bremerton, Washington, until 2003, when it was donated to the 501(c)3 nonprofit San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum organization.