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| Roger B | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> USS Midway, SanDiego | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Currently tied up in San Diego Harbor. It's huge! 1001 feet long, 258 feet wide, 69,000 tons. Anchors alone weigh 20 tons! Crew of more than 1000. 10 tons of food daily. Gas milage is 260 gallons per mile (0.004 mpg). Fuel tank capacity is 3.4 million gallons (at $3.00/gallon that would be over $10M to fill up!).
Click on the images below to expand. I welcome your comments and critiques on the images.
 Air Boss Office .JPG |
 Back From Vietnam.JPG |
 Battle of Midway.jpg |
 Close Quarters.JPG |
 Engine Control Panel.JPG |
 F18.JPG |
 IMG_9705.JPG |
 IMG_9714.JPG |
 IMG_9755.JPG |
 Mean Bird.JPG |
 Old Rotary.JPG |
 Old Trainer.JPG |
 Resting Peacefully.jpg |
 This Steers It.JPG |
 Three Footbal Fields.JPG |
 Tomcat Armament.JPG |
 Venerable F4.JPG |
 Windlass Room.JPG |
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| Bilbo Baggins | 07-May-2013 19:32 | |