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USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is a decommissioned [12] United States Navy aircraft carrier In 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the world, as well as the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name .
The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers.
Later in the Cold War, supercarrier construction began with the Forrestal class, [6] followed by the Kitty Hawk class; Enterprise (CVN-65), the first nuclear-powered carrier; and John F. Kennedy (CV-67), the last conventionally powered carrier.
The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) cruises in the clear blue water of the Gulf of Tonkin off the shores of Vietnam on 28 May 1968. Enterprise , with assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), was deployed to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 26 October 1965 to 21 June 1966.
The Hughes SCANFAR was the first phased array radar system to be deployed by the US Navy, installed on the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65). It consisted of two search radars, the AN/SPS-32 and the AN/SPS-33. In 1982, the system was removed from Long Beach, and was replaced by the AN/SPS-48 during a comprehensive overhaul. [1]
It was a remarkable achievement for its time, a naval group capable of sailing over 48,000 kilometers (26,000 nmi; 30,000 mi) in just 65 days, without replenishment. [ 2 ] In the spring of 1967 came the Navy's third nuclear-powered cruiser, (though initially labeled a frigate), USS Truxtun (DLGN-35) , a heavily modified design based on the ...
3.11 USS Enterprise CVN-65. 3.12 USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. 3.13 USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72. 4 Units in Operation Provide Comfort (1991-1996) and Operation Northern ...
Description: USS Enterprise (CVAN-65): Scene on the carrier's hangar deck, taken during Operation "Sea Orbit", 15 September 1964. Aircraft seen include North American A-5A Vigilante heavy attack planes (including BuNo 146700, at left, undergoing maintenance); Vought F-8E Crusader fighters; Douglas A-4C Skyhawk light attack planes (including BuNo 147745 and 149543) and McDonnell F-4B Phantom II ...