It was a successor to the heroic World War II-era aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CV-6). CVN-65 was iconic in its own right because it was America’s first nuclear-powered supercarrier.

In short, USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the finest ship ever to serve in the U.S. Navy. Construction The second ship of the Yorktown class, Enterprise, was laid down in July 1934.

The Enterprise was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier when it launched in 1961. It was the only vessel of its class to be built, and 1,123 feet, was the longest ship to ever ...

The Navy is looking to contract with a commercial dismantlement facility to dispose of the service’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier due to a heavy workload at the service’s yard Puget ...

He was born January 30, 1921 in Frisco, Alabama to the late John Frank and Alice (Armor) Hall. He was a WWII US Naval Veteran who proudly served aboard the USS Enterprise, CV6 known as the Big E.