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The USS Enterprise Is Boldly Going to the Scrapyard

Two recent aircraft carriers—each named USS Enterprise—would have made memorable museum ships. For various reasons, neither could be saved.
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Navy Awards $536M Contract for First-Ever Commercial Dismantling of Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

U.S. Navy’s Iconic Enterprise Nuclear Carrier Set for Dismantling in Alabama, Freeing Shipyard Space and Cutting Costs by $1 Billion The U.S. Navy has officially signed off on a historic contract that ...
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Navy announces plan to dismantle ex-Enterprise aircraft carrier

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Years after it was decommissioned, the U.S. Navy has announced the final fate of the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The former USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will be ...
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Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary - 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 ...
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USS Enterprise (CVN-80): The Third Generation of America's Iconic Supercarrier Lineage

Eight American warships have donned the name USS Enterprise in the last 250 years or so years. Of those, most are only aware of the existence of two. Of course, they're both flagship aircraft carriers ...