USS Enterprise (CVN-65, later CVAN-65 and CVN-65) Commissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on November 25, 1961, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier. …

Enterprise (CV-6) The "Big E" Caption: USS Enterprise (CV-6). Landing aircraft while supporting the Gilberts Operation, 22 November 1943. A TBM Avenger torpedo plane is on the flight …

Oct 15, 2015 · Ship History The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was commissioned on 25 November 1961 and completed 25 deployments during 51 years of service. Click the …

The Yorktown class aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CV-6) was commissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on May 12, 1938. Relocating to the Pacific, she was at sea during the Japanese …

Jan 31, 2019 · On the morning of 14 January 1969, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) was operating about 70 nautical miles southwest of Pearl Harbor, …

USS Enterprise, a 19,800-ton Yorktown class aircraft carrier, was built at Newport News, Virginia. Commissioned in May 1938, she made a shakedown cruise to South America, then operated …

On 7 December 1941, the three Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers were USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Lexington (CV-2), and USS Saratoga(CV-3). Enterprise: On 28 November 1941, Admiral …

Jun 30, 2016 · Under the terms of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, on 16 June 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt allotted $238 million to the Navy for the construction of new …

Apr 3, 2025 · Construction began in 1954 on the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN-65), and the ship was commissioned 25 November 1961. Enterprise would …

The Gerald R. Ford -class carrier is about 1,100 feet long, has a crew of 4,500, and can carry up to 75 aircraft, to include the F35-C, the world’s first long-range stealth strike fighter. This page …