Enterprise (CV-6) - NHHC
“The one ship that most nearly symbolizes the history of the United States Navy in World War II.” -James V. Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy The seventh Enterprise (CV-6) was laid down July 16, 1934; launched Oct. 3, 1936; and commissioned May 12, 1938, with Captain Newton H. White in command. The ship’s sponsor was Lulie H. Swanson, wife of former Secretary of the Navy …
Enterprise (CVN-65) - NHHC
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 links below to access the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships entries for Enterprise, which provide the carrier's history by time period. 1961–1965 | 1966–1970 | 1971–1975 | 1976–1980 …
Carrier Deployments During the Vietnam Conflict - NHHC
Aug 3, 2016 · The following listing covers port visits for carriers (CV, CVA, CVAN, CVS) deployed to Vietnam during the conflict. Sources for the information are listed in the text. Compiled in August 2003 by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Warfare Division, Naval History and Heritage Command. NOTE: THE LIST OF RECORDS BELOW ARE THE ONLY …
Carrier Locations - Pearl Harbor Attack - NHHC
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 Husband E. Kimmel sent TF-8, consisting of Enterprise, the heavy cruisers Northampton(CA-26), Chester (CA-27), and Salt Lake City (CA-24) and nine destroyers under Vice Admiral William F. …
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) - NHHC
USS Enterprise (CVN-65, later CVAN-65 and CVN-65), 1961-2017 Commissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on November 25, 1961, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier. Ordered to assist the Project Mercury Program in February 1962, she tracked and measured the flight of the first American orbital spaceflight, Friendship …
Enterprise VIII (CVAN-65) - NHHC
An attempt was also made to replace the slatted aircraft elevator platforms, Enterprise then being the only carrier so fitted, with solid surface platforms, but design flaws discovered in the latter caused the project to be abandoned. The ship conducted a fast cruise, 27 February, and sea trials, 2 9 March, and again 20 25 March, when she also ...
Enterprise VII (CV-6) - NHHC
Jun 30, 2016 · VII. (CV-6: displacement 19,800; length 809'6"; beam 83'1"; extreme width 114'; draft 28'; speed 33 knots; complement 2,919; armament 8 5-inch; aircraft 80; class Yorktown) The seventh Enterprise (CV-6) was authorized by an Act of Congress on 16 June 1933; laid down on 16 July 1934, at Newport News, Va., by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock ...
H-025-2 USS Enterprise Fire 1969 - NHHC
H-Gram 025, Attachment 2. Samuel J. Cox, Director NHHC. 31 January 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, Hawaii. She was preparing for an 0830 launch of six F-4 Phantom II fighters, seven A-7 Corsair II light attack ...
Enterprise VIII (CVAN-65) - NHHC
The eighth Enterprise (CVA(N)-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was laid down on 4 February 1958 at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.; launched on 24 September 1960; sponsored by Mrs. William B. Franke, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned on 25 November 1961, Captain ...
US Navy in Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2002 - NHHC
Aug 5, 2017 · Each aircraft carrier deployed with its embarked carrier air wing, comprised of several squadrons and detachments of both rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, the latter comprised mainly of F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet fighters. 6 Although Enterprise (CVN-65) and Carl Vinson (CVN-70) were the only carriers on station when strike operations began ...