![]() warship named after the Revolutionary War sloop Enterprise. Ford-class nuclear-powered supercarrier that will become the seventh U.S. In addition, the ship’s bell is now at the United States Naval Academy, and it is only run after Midshipmen victories over West Point.Īs a final footnote, even as CVN-65 is being dismantled at the Hll’s Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia, nearby is the recently laid keel block of the future CVN-80 – the Gerald R. Surviving artifacts include the ship’s commissioning plaque and one of her anchors, which are on display at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. ![]() Instead, much like CVN-65, she was sold for scrap. On three different occasions during the war, the Japanese had erroneously announced that CV-6 had been sunk in battle, which earned her the nickname “The Grey Ghost.”ĭespite her role in the Second World War, the efforts to save the ship and preserve her as a museum failed. By the end of the Second World War, her aircraft and guns had shot down 911 enemy planes, sunk 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed another 192 vessels. ![]() In February 1945, Enterprise took part in the Iwo Jima invasion, then raids on the Japanese home islands, and the Okinawa campaign in April. During the Guadalcanal Campaign, her aircraft covered the landings. USS Enterprise saw further action at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, and later in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. While she was at sea on December 7, 1941, some 18 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from her Air Group engaged the Japanese during the attack on Pearl Harbor, while she later took part in the Battle of Midway – helping to turn the tide in the Second World War. CV-6 was truly one of the most storied warships of the Second World War.ĬV-6 participated in more major actions against the Imperial Japanese Navy than any other U.S. Launched in 1936, she was also one of only three carriers – along with USS Saratoga and USS Ranger – commissioned before the war to survive to see the defeat of the Empire of Japan. Navy aircraft carriers rather, that distinction goes to another USS Enterprise (CV-6), the Yorktown-class carrier that played a pivotal role in the Second World War.Īlso known as The Big E, she was actually the sixth aircraft carrier of the U.S. However, CVN-65 – nicknamed the Big “E” – isn’t the actual “GOAT” (Greatest Of All Time) when it comes to U.S. It is an inglorious end for a carrier that was one of the greatest U.S. It will also take more than a decade to complete the process. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, it will cost the United States Navy more than $1.5 billion to fully dispose of the retired carrier. In fact, the nuclear reactors have presented some challenges in how the ship will be scrapped. Thomas Moore, the Navy’s program executive officer for carriers told reporters more than a decade ago. “Inactivation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers requires removing large sections of ship structure to facilitate reactor compartment removal and disposal,” then-Rear Adm. Due to her being the first nuclear-powered carrier in the world, it was determined that it would be impossible to preserve the vessel as a museum ship. There was much sadness when it was announced that the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) would be retired.
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