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colspan="2" Template:WPMILHIST Infobox style | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 14 June 2004 (040614-N-0119G-020).jpg
USS Enterprise underway in the Atlantic Ocean
Class overview
Name Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Builders Newport News Shipbuilding
Operators  United States Navy
Preceded by Kitty Hawk class
Succeeded by Nimitz class
Built 1958–1961
In service
  • 1961–2012 (active)
  • 2012–2017 (inactive)
Planned 6
Completed 1
Cancelled 5
Laid up 1
Retired 1
History
malformed flag imageUnited States
Name USS Enterprise
Namesake USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Ordered 15 November 1957
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Cost $451.3 million[1] ($4.11 billion in 2019 dollars[2][3])
Laid down 4 February 1958
Launched 24 September 1960
Christened 24 September 1960
Acquired 29 October 1961
Commissioned 25 November 1961
Decommissioned 3 February 2017
In service 12 January 1962
Out of service 1 December 2012
Reclassified CVN-65 from CVA(N)-65
Struck 3 February 2017
Motto
  • We are Legend;
  • Ready on Arrival;
  • The First, the Finest;
  • Eight Reactors, None Faster
Nickname(s) Big E[4]
Status awaiting recycling at HII Shipyard, Newport News, Virginia
Badge
Crest of USS Enterprise
General characteristics
Class and type Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Displacement 93,284 long tons (94,781 metric tons) Full Load[5]
Length
  • 1,123 ft (342 m) (after refit)[6][7]
  • 1,088 ft (332 m) (original)[5]
Beam
  • 132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
  • 257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draft 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion
Speed 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)[8]
Range Template:Nuclear ship range
Complement
  • 5,828 (maximum)
  • Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers)
  • Air wing: 1,800 (250 pilots, and 1,550 support personnel)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Armor 8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm) rolled homogeneous steel armor), armored flight deck, hangar, magazines and reactor[10][11]
Aircraft carried
  • Hold up to 90
  • 60+ (normally)[12]
Aviation facilities Flight deck: 1,123 ft (342 m)
Notes Equipped with 4 steam-powered catapults.[13]

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colspan="2" Template:WPMILHIST Infobox style | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 14 June 2004 (040614-N-0119G-020).jpg
USS Enterprise underway in the Atlantic Ocean
Class overview
Name: Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding
Operators:  United States Navy
Preceded by: Kitty Hawk class
Succeeded by: Nimitz class
Built: 1958–1961
In service:
  • 1961–2012 (active)
  • 2012–2017 (inactive)
Planned: 6
Completed: 1
Cancelled: 5
Laid up: 1
Retired: 1
History
malformed flag imageUnited States
Name: USS Enterprise
Namesake: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Ordered: 15 November 1957
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Cost: $451.3 million[14] ($4.11 billion in 2019 dollars[2][3])
Laid down: 4 February 1958
Launched: 24 September 1960
Christened: 24 September 1960
Acquired: 29 October 1961
Commissioned: 25 November 1961
Decommissioned: 3 February 2017
In service: 12 January 1962
Out of service: 1 December 2012
Reclassified: CVN-65 from CVA(N)-65
Stricken: 3 February 2017
Motto:
  • We are Legend;
  • Ready on Arrival;
  • The First, the Finest;
  • Eight Reactors, None Faster
Nickname(s): Big E[15]
Status: awaiting recycling at HII Shipyard, Newport News, Virginia
Badge:
Crest of USS Enterprise
General characteristics
Class and type: Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 93,284 long tons (94,781 metric tons) Full Load[5]
Length:
  • 1,123 ft (342 m) (after refit)[6][7]
  • 1,088 ft (332 m) (original)[5]
Beam:
  • 132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
  • 257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draft: 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)[16]
Range: Template:Nuclear ship range
Complement:
  • 5,828 (maximum)
  • Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers)
  • Air wing: 1,800 (250 pilots, and 1,550 support personnel)
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Armor: 8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm) rolled homogeneous steel armor), armored flight deck, hangar, magazines and reactor[17][18]
Aircraft carried:
  • Hold up to 90
  • 60+ (normally)[12]
Aviation facilities: Flight deck: 1,123 ft (342 m)
Notes: Equipped with 4 steam-powered catapults.[13]

References

  1. Jane's American fighting ships of the 20th century, New York: Mallard Press, 1991, ISBN 0-7924-5626-2
  2. 2.0 2.1 Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thomas, Ryland; Williamson, Samuel H. (2020). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved September 22, 2020. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth series.
  4. USS Enterprise: The Legend, US: Navy, archived from the original on 1 March 2013
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Naval Vessel Register - ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), US: Navy
  6. 6.0 6.1 USS Enterprise Turns 49 Years Old Thanksgiving Day, US: Navy
  7. 7.0 7.1 "USS Enterprise Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier", Military today, archived from the original on 23 July 2011
  8. "Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier". navylive.dodlive.mil. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "USS Enterprise". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. Cracknell, p. 56: "The main armor carried on Enterprise is the heavy armoured flight deck. This was to prove a significant factor in the catastrophic fire and explosions that occurred on Enterprise's flight deck in 1969. The US Navy learned its lesson the hard way during World War II when all its carriers had only armoured hangar decks. All attack carriers built since the Midway class have had armored flight decks."
  11. "Enterprise class nuclear powered attack aircraft carriers", Haze gray
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Facts & Stats", Enterprise, US: Navy, archived from the original on 2 May 2012, retrieved 13 April 2012
  13. 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named janes2000-p798
  14. Jane's American fighting ships of the 20th century, New York: Mallard Press, 1991, ISBN 0-7924-5626-2
  15. USS Enterprise: The Legend, US: Navy, archived from the original on 1 March 2013
  16. "Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier". navylive.dodlive.mil. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  17. Cracknell, p. 56: "The main armor carried on Enterprise is the heavy armoured flight deck. This was to prove a significant factor in the catastrophic fire and explosions that occurred on Enterprise's flight deck in 1969. The US Navy learned its lesson the hard way during World War II when all its carriers had only armoured hangar decks. All attack carriers built since the Midway class have had armored flight decks."
  18. "Enterprise class nuclear powered attack aircraft carriers", Haze gray