Meet Me at the Corner: USS Midway

1. Compare and contrast the USS MIdway Museum to a museum you have visited. Which one is more interesting to you? Explain your choice.
2. How does the United States Navy name and number ships?
3. Why are ships referred to as she?
4. Vern Jumper talks about some of the rules for living aboard ship. What do you think some of the rules should be? Make a list and give a reason for each rule.
5. What personal items would you take aboard ship? List five things.
6. In this episode Vern Jumper gives the dimensions of the USS MIdway by comparing them to other things. Write down the dimensions and the comparisons. Can you think of other ways to describe the dimensions of the ship?
7. How many years was the USS Midway in service?
8. What does a “pitching and rolling deck” mean? How do the planes land safely on an aircraft carrier?
9. What skills ,or personality traits, do you think one needs to live aboard an aircraft carrier? List five and give a reason for each.
10. Aircraft carriers are very expensive to build. Do you think the United States should continue to build new aircraft carriers? Support your answer.

Challenge: Click on Other Fun Websites. Click on US Fleet Forces Naval Customs, Traditions & Etiquette. There is a lot of fun and interesting naval vocabulary. Write a short story about life at sea. Use ten of the words, or idioms in your story.