Dry Cleaning

The USS Midway's dry cleaning and laundry facility was one of the largest afloat, capable of processing over 5,000 pounds of laundry daily to support a crew of more than 4,000 personnel.  The dry cleaning room operated industrial-grade washers, extractors, and steam presses 24/7, with sailors working rotating shifts to maintain hygiene and uniform standards critical to naval discipline. Remarkably, the facility mirrored a small city's laundry operation, underscoring the logistical complexity of sustaining long-term deployments at sea.