National Security Journal on MSN

Nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) has a message for the US Navy

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier and a U.S. Navy icon. Commissioned in 1961, the “Big E” tracked John Glenn’s Friendship 7, enforced the Cuban Missile Crisis ...
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6 Innovative Aircraft Carriers That Led To The USS Gerald R. Ford

The USS Gerald R. Ford, named after the 38th President of the United States, is the next generation of American nuclear aircraft carriers. It gives a whole new meaning behind the name "supercarrier." ...
The National Interest

‘Overheated Rocket’ Nearly Destroyed a Navy Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier

What You Need to Know: On January 14, 1969, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) suffered a catastrophic fire while conducting an operational readiness inspection near Pearl Harbor. -A Zuni rocket mounted on ...
USNI

Aircraft Carrier Enterprise Delivery Delayed by 18 Months, Says Navy

Carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) at Newport News Shipbuilding on Nov. 12, 2021. USNI News Photo The future aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will deliver a year ...
Time

Bravo Zulu, Big E: Final Sail Ends 50 Years’ Service

120311-N-VH054-020 NORFOLK (March 11, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departs Naval Station Norfolk on its final deployment. Enterprise is deploying as part of Enterprise Carrier ...
The Aviationist on MSN

USS Nimitz decommissioning in sight as HII awarded contract modification

The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled ...