USS Enterprise

Ford to be Christened on Nov. 9

October 31, 2013 1:33 PM - Updated: October 31, 2013 2:56 PM
The Navy’s next generation carrier will be christened in a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding in…

Opinion: Seapower is An American Priority

August 5, 2013 7:58 AM - Updated: August 5, 2013 9:31 AM
In September 1960, the carrier Enterprise was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock. Adm. Arleigh Burke, then chief…

The Carrier Debate: From 1922 to Now

June 27, 2013 4:30 AM - Updated: March 19, 2018 9:57 AM
Even years before its launch, the U.S. Navy’s new class of ships — the aircraft carrier — was dismissed by…

Combat Fleets: USS Enterprise

December 4, 2012 4:04 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 3:35 PM
Proceedings, December 2012 In early November the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) returned home to Norfolk, Virginia, to prepare for her December…

History of the USS Enterprise

November 6, 2012 2:37 PM - Updated: March 16, 2017 7:58 PM
On Sunday USS Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after its final deployment.…

Looking Back — Enterprise at 50

September 11, 2012 9:59 AM - Updated: February 28, 2013 7:07 PM
Naval History, October 2012  During World War II, the war-ship that made the largest contribution to victory in the Pacific…

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