USS Midway (CV-41) 1979-80 Cruise Sweatshirt with Persian Gulf Yacht Club

USS Midway (CV-41) served as the Navy's forward-deployed carrier homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. The 1979-80 cruise extended operations into the Persian Gulf region amid the Iranian hostage crisis, earning her crew membership in the legendary "Persian Gulf Yacht Club" — the unofficial distinction awarded to ships operating in those contested waters during a period of heightened tension. This sweatshirt commemorates that deployment with the classic Persian Gulf Yacht Club insignia.