32 years ago today, on 14 October 1992, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) was opened to the public as a museum ship.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, Corpus Christi, TX
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15 January 1947, today 71 years ago USS Hornet CV-12 was decommissioned in San Francisco and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
January 9 1947, 71 years ago today, Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) was decommissioned by her CO Commander Malcolm Clephane Reeves.
January 5 2004, 14 years ago today, Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41) was towed into San Diego Bay. She was moored temporarily at Naval Air Station North Island to take-on restored historical aircraft and will soon be home ported across the bay in San Diego, as the center piece for our nation's biggest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. (Wikipedia)
3 January 1976, 42 years ago today, Essex-class airxraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) opened to the public as a museum ship in Charleston, SC




