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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The name Enterprise has a storied history in the U.S. Navy, with eight vessels bearing the name and a ninth, CVN-80, currently under construction. -Notably, CVN-65, the first ...

The world’s first nuclear-powered carrier, will be dismantled in Mobile, Alabama by 2029 for $536.7 million—marking the symbolic end of an era in U.S. naval history. Preparations are underway to ...

Key Points - In 1983, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, experienced an embarrassing setback when it ran aground on a sandbar while approaching San ...