USS Midway - Definition and Overview

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Midway, the first after Midway Atoll, the second and third in memory of the Battle of Midway.

• The first Midway (AG-41) was the Oritani and then the Tyree before being chartered as a general auxiliary in 1942, renamed to Panay in 1943, and returned to her owner in 1946.

• The second Midway (CVE-63) was an escort aircraft carrier commissioned in 1943, renamed St. Lo one week later, and sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf one year later.

• The third Midway (CV-41) was an aircraft carrier commissioned just after the end of World War II, in service until 1992, and as of 2004 a museum ship in San Diego, California.