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As a non-commissioned vessel the prefix "USS" would not have been included in the vessel's name. USS Enterprise (CV-6) Yorktown-class aircraft carrier: 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 Served with unparalleled distinction in World War II, the most decorated ship of that war. Scrapped, 1 July 1958 – May 1960. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
With the ten-ship Nimitz class complete by 2009, October 2013 saw the launch of Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of the planned ten-ship Gerald R. Ford class. This was followed by the launch of John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in October 2019, while construction is underway on Enterprise (CVN-80) and Doris Miller (CVN-81) .
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1930s. She was the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name.Colloquially called "The Big E", she was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier (1938–1947), the most decorated U.S. ship of World War II; USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (1961–2017) USS Enterprise (CVN-80), a Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, under construction and scheduled to enter service by 2028
4 × quad 1.1 in/75 caliber guns (Enterprise upgraded to 40 mm Bofors guns) 24 × .50 Cal machine guns (all of the ships upgraded to 20 mm Oerlikon cannons) Armor: Belt: 2.5–4 in (6.4–10.2 cm) Tower: 4 inches (10 cm) Aircraft carried: 90: Aviation facilities: 2 flight deck catapults; 1 hangar catapult; 3 aircraft elevators
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
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Crewmen prepare food in the galley aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). Author: UNKNOWN: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 284 dpi: Vertical resolution: 284 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop 7.0: File change date and time: 10:05, 16 October 2003: Color space: Uncalibrated