Dake Part of US Naval History

A team of volunteers has restored a Dake 5-series hydraulic press on-board the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California. Now a permanent part of U.S. history, this press has been in use for more than 30 years. The USS Midway CVA41 was commissioned in 1945 and for 10 years was the largest, most modern ship in the world. This carrier served from 1945 through Desert Storm in 1991, where she served as the U.S. Fleet's flagship. No other aircraft carrier has served as long in the U.S. Navy. Pictured left to right are: Charles Gordon, Dan Barrett
(Midway volunteers) and Steve Brousse (D&D Tool Supply).