The day was September 24. The year – 1960. The U.S.S. Enterprise was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Some 1,200 people attend the ceremony. Mrs. William B. Franke, wife of ...

As America's first nuclear-powered carrier, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) seemed to set the mold for all carriers that came after it with a legacy and durability that spanned multiple decades.

The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) holds a special place in the hearts of any enlisted sailor or naval officer who has served on aircraft carriers. It was the world’s first nuclear-powered flat top.

When the last vessel to bear the name, the nuclear USS Enterprise (CVN-65), was decommissioned in December 2012, ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. Commissioned in 1961, it ...

Shortly before USS Enterprise went to the breakers, a new ship bearing the name was laid down; CVN-65, the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier. The latter USS Enterprise served for fifty ...

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was inactivated on Dec. 1 after 5 decades of service. From her commissioning as the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in November of 1961 to her final ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The inactivation of the former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is now complete, Huntington Ingalls announced. During the ...

When the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) sailed away from Norfolk, Virginia, on its maiden voyage in 1962, it was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and the eighth Enterprise in a ...