USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Enterprise (CV-6), often called "The Big E," was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was also the seventh U.S. Navy ship to use the name "Enterprise". She was launched in 1936 and was a Yorktown class aircraft carrier. She was one of three American carriers brought into service before World War II which survived the war. She took part in more fights against Japan than any other U.S. ship. These fights included the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, many other fights during the Guadalcanal campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. At three different times during the Pacific War, the Japanese said that she had been sunk in battle. This lead her being nicknamed "The Grey Ghost".
Aerial view of Enterprise at sea in 1945 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Enterprise |
Ordered | 1933 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 16 July 1934 |
Launched | 3 October 1936 |
Commissioned | 12 May 1938 |
Decommissioned | 17 February 1947 |
Identification | Hull number: CV-6 |
Nickname(s) | The Big E
Lucky E The Grey Ghost The Galloping Ghost |
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Fate | Scrapped 1958–1960 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier |
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Draft | 25 ft 11.5 in (7.9 m) |
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Propulsion | 4 × shafts; 4 × Parsons geared steam turbines |
Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
Range | 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 2,217 officers and men (1941) |
Sensors and processing systems | CXAM-1 RADAR[1] |
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Aircraft carried | 90 aircraft |
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Enterprise earned 20 battle stars. This was more than any other U.S. warship in World War II. Some have said that she is the most glorious and honored ship in the history of the United States Navy. However, it could be argued that the 18th century frigate USS Constitution could perhaps rival that.