CVAN-65 USS ENTERPRISE

CLASS - ENTERPRISE
Displacement 75,700 Tons, Dimensions, 1101' 2" (oa) x 133' x 37' 1" (Max)
Armament None as built, fitted with Sea Sparrow in 1967.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; 8 Westinghouse (A2W) Reactors driving geared turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 35+ Knots, Crew 5382.

Operational and Building Data
 Built by Newport News. Laid down 4 Feb 1958, launched 24 Sept 1960, commissioned 25 Nov 1961.

FATE
Complete reconstruction and refueling during RCOH at Newport News 12 October 1990 to 23 September 1994; additional updates
required yard work through 1995. Scheduled to serve through 2013; will be replaced by CVN 78


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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Detail of Island, June 1966
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Passing Under Bay Bridge
After Superstructure Change
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Enterprise Underway
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Passing USS Arizona Memorial
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Flight Deck Detail
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F4 Phantoms on Deck
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Starboard Bow Underway
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Underway with Escorts
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Yellow Sea, May 1969
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South China Sea 04/30/69
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Tonkin Gulf, June 1966
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Tonkin Gulf, June 1966
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Tonkin Gulf, June 1966
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Tonkin Gulf, June 1966
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Tonkin Gulf, June 1966
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E = MC2
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Periscope View from U-28

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