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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.
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)
USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is a decommissioned [12] United States Navy aircraft carrierIn 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the world, as well as the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name.
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
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
USS Enterprise United States: Aircraft carrier Damaged [41] 11 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman, p 660 DANFS: USS Enterprise United States: Aircraft carrier Damaged 14 May 1945 30°23'N, 132°36'E, off Honshu Cressman, p 678 DANFS: USS Essex United States: Aircraft carrier Damaged 25 November 1944 15°47'N, 124°14'E Cressman, p 584
Task Force 16 (TF 16) was one of the most storied task forces in the United States Navy, a major participant in a number of the most important battles of the Pacific War.. In July 1941, USS Wasp (CV-7) drew the assignment of ferrying army aircraft to Iceland because of a lack of British aircraft to cover the American landings.
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