50 Years of USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) was commissioned on Nov. 25, 1961. Happy Anniversary to “Big E,” the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

November 21, 2011
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Big E Strike Group

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) leads the formation as the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, comprised of guided-missle cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Nitze (DDG 94) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), transit the Atlantic March 18. US Navy Video/Released

April 02, 2012
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Over the weekend, “Big E” — USS Enterprise (CVN 65) — celebrated the Navy’s 237th birthday in its own way. On-board fitness boss Amelia Chappell had sailors do 237 pushups and 237 curl-ups to mark the occasion, and the Enlisted Junior Sailor Organization hosted the annual tradition of cutting the Navy’s birthday cake. Every year, the oldest and youngest sailor cut the first piece of the cake together. The celebration was bittersweet: As “Big E” wraps up its 25th and final deployment this year, it’s the last Navy birthday celebration the carrier will host. Read the full story

Over the weekend, “Big E” — USS Enterprise (CVN 65) — celebrated the Navy’s 237th birthday in its own way. On-board fitness boss Amelia Chappell had sailors do 237 pushups and 237 curl-ups to mark the occasion, and the Enlisted Junior Sailor Organization hosted the annual tradition of cutting the Navy’s birthday cake. Every year, the oldest and youngest sailor cut the first piece of the cake together.


The celebration was bittersweet: As “Big E” wraps up its 25th and final deployment this year, it’s the last Navy birthday celebration the carrier will host.


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October 16, 2012
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Before “Big E” is decommissioned on December 1, make sure you take a look at this. The U.S. Naval Institute has put together an interactive history of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with some great photos and videos from the last 51 years. View the history.

Before “Big E” is decommissioned on December 1, make sure you take a look at this. The U.S. Naval Institute has put together an interactive history of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with some great photos and videos from the last 51 years.

View the history.

November 14, 2012
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Did you know the crew of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) provided humanitarian support — more than 10,000 man hours — after a typhoon hit the island nation of Mauritius? That it took more than 60,000 tons of steel to build? Learn more about ”Big E” in this infographic as she’s decommissioned after more than 51 years of service. Bravo Zulu, Enterprise!

Did you know the crew of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) provided humanitarian support — more than 10,000 man hours — after a typhoon hit the island nation of Mauritius? That it took more than 60,000 tons of steel to build?

Learn more about ”Big E” in this infographic as she’s decommissioned after more than 51 years of service. Bravo Zulu, Enterprise!

November 30, 2012
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Love “Big E” as much as we do? Sad to see her go?

Not to worry! At the inactivation ceremony for the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) last weekend, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus delivered some good news: the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN 80, will be named Enterprise! She is scheduled for completion in 2025.

“The work of the name Enterprise is not done. Rarely has our fleet been without a ship bearing the name Enterprise since the beginning of our Navy,” Mabus said before naming CVN 80.

December 05, 2012
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