On my parents most recent trip we toured the USS Midway, the longest-serving Navy aircraft carrier of the 20th century. We thought this would be fun since my dad served in the Navy from 1958-1962.
Our favorite part was looking at all the aircraft on the flight deck. The other exhibits included the crew's sleeping quarters, the galley, engine room, the ship's jail, officer's country, pilots' ready rooms, and the flight control room on the bridge. We learned that newer ships have more space to manuever including two feet more headroom. I could've used the space as there were some very tight spots I could barely get my big belly through!
Here EJ and Grandma are "releasing" the anchor. Each link in the anchor chain weighs 150 lbs!
We were able to sit in a few of the planes which EJ loved. He also went way down to the engineering room where grandpa showed him what his job was on the ship he was on. He spent several months at sea during the Cuban Missle Crisis.
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