As a kid, I built a model of the USS Enterprise (CV-6),
and learned a fair bit of world history and geography.
... a very special ship in WW II
ABC News
BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press
December 2, 2012
USS Enterprise Carrier Taken out of Active Service
Quote:
The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired
from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers
in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015.<snip>
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was the eighth U.S. ship to bear
the name Enterprise, but it won't be the last.
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USS*Enterprise*(CV-6) Yorktown-class aircraft carrier (12 May 1938 – 17 February 1947),
the seventh ship to bear this name, served with unparalleled distinction in World War II,
becoming the most-decorated vessel in the history of the U.S. Navy.
USS*Enterprise*(CVN-65) Enterprise-class aircraft carrier (25 November 1961 – Present),
the eighth ship to bear this name, is a unique design, and the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier.
It is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2013.
USS*Enterprise*(CVN-80) "Ford"-class aircraft carrier, the ninth ship to bear the name
As of June 6, 2011, there was a petition circulating online to
eventually name CVN-80 as "USS Enterprise".[1].
On 1 December 2012, at the decommissioning of CVN-65, the Secretary of the Navy
announced that CVN-80 would be named USS Enterprise. [2]