Sinking the USS Enterprise Would be Easier Than Scrapping Her: The USS Enterprise, CVN-65, was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Launched in 1958, it was the eighth vessel in the US Navy to ...

Perhaps the most well-known Enterprise is CVN-65, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. From 1961 to 2012, she participated in multiple conflicts and marked a number of historic events.

Compared to the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Nimitz class featured a much simplified powerplant comprising two Westinghouse A4W pressurized water ...

The U.S Navy has a vast variety of terms that are more familiar than others, like the main deck and overboard. However, ...

The next generation of aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN ...

The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...

The lead ship in the Columbia class of nuclear submarines is facing delivery delays of up to 18 months, and “critical path challenges” continue to jeopardize carrier delivery schedules, Navy officials ...

Production delays, rising threats and shrinking numbers are putting the US's traditional aircraft carrier dominance on a ...

A delay in procuring the next US Navy aircraft carrier could have major impacts on its industrial base. It'll affect more than 2,000 businesses, representing over 60,000 jobs across the country.

The US is officially extending the deployment of an aircraft carrier in the Middle East. The Pentagon is also directing a second carrier to the region while another moves into the Pacific.