(EXCERPT) August 30, 2003

The aircraft carrier Midway has been transferred to the San Diego
Aircraft Carrier Museum, the Navy announced yesterday.

The acting secretary of the Navy, Hansford T. Johnson, signed the
donation contract, clearing the way for the carrier to go on public
display next year, the Navy said.

"I'm pleased to approve the transfer of the Midway, which is a
significant step in the effort to bring this historic vessel to one of
America's finest cities," Johnson said. "San Diego is a natural
location for a naval museum, and the historic aircraft carrier Midway
will make an outstanding centerpiece."

The carrier, which will be towed from Astoria, Ore., to the Navy Pier
on San Diego's downtown bay front, was commissioned on Sept. 10, 1945,
eight days after Japan's formal surrender.

The Midway was the first carrier to be named after a Wo...

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