Editing Midway-class aircraft carrier (section)

===1960s===
All three of the ''Midway'' class made combat deployments in the [[Vietnam War]]. {{USS|Coral Sea|CV-43|2}} deployed to the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] six times, {{USS|Midway|CV-41|2}} deployed on three occasions, and {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|2}} made one combat deployment before returning to the Mediterranean.

In the late 1960s, ''Midway'' underwent an extensive modernization and reconstruction program under SCB 101.66, which proved to be controversial and expensive and thus was not repeated on the other ships. While $82 million had been budgeted for the modernization, the actual cost was $202 million, in comparison to $277 million for simultaneous construction of the brand-new {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CVA-67|6}}.<ref name=tbg/>

''Roosevelt'' instead received an austere $46 million refit (SCB 103.68), enabling her to operate the Grumman [[A-6 Intruder]] and LTV [[A-7 Corsair II]]. In July 1968, ''Roosevelt'' entered [[Norfolk Naval Shipyard]] for her 11-month modernization program. The forward centerline elevator was relocated to the starboard deck edge forward of the island, the port waist catapult was removed, the crew spaces were refurbished, and all of the four remaining {{convert|5|in|mm|0|adj=on}} anti-aircraft turrets were removed. ''Roosevelt'' set sail with 4 - 5" guns, 2 on either side controlled by 3 Mk 56 Gunfire control systems and one Mk 37 System. ''Roosevelt'' also received a deck edge spray system using the new seawater compatible fire-fighting chemical, Light Water. She put to sea again on 26 May 1969.