Posted on 02/01/2017 10:49:59 AM PST by TermLimitsforAll
The sun is setting on one of the most famous warships to ever serve in the U.S. Naval Fleet.
On Feb. 3, the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will be officially decommissioned at the Newport News Shipyard, the same place where the ship was built decades ago.
On December 1, 2012, the USS Enterprise was inactivated at Naval Station Norfolk less than a month after returning from her final deployment, marking her 25th and final homecoming after 51 years of service.
In June 2013, the USS Enterprise made her final voyage, transiting from Naval Station Norfolk to the Newport News Shipyard where the ship has spent the past several years having nuclear fuel removed from its eight nuclear reactors.
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Yes. I just saw where they are naming two ships for Lucy Stone and Sojourner Truth.
It isn’t so much that I have a problem with people like Sojourner Truth or Lucy Stone as much as I have an issue with the outright pandering. Grrrrrr.
All of the Essex class were converted from straight decks...if they stayed in service after the Korean War.
Oh, I HAVE to read that (after work, lest my laughter disturb my officemates).
You wouldn't happen to have the link to that page, would you ...
please ... please?
“Fish don’t vote.” Admiral Rickover’s reply when asked why submarines were being named for cities and states instead of the traditional sea creatures.
Here it is:
http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2017/01/18/farewell-and-following-seas-secnav-ray-mabus/
Funny. It doesn’t want to open now...
See the link at post #67...as I read through it, I kept thinking there must be someone who comes on here and says something postive, but...nope...not after three pages worth!
Thanks...
Thanks .. if I can’t get it open here, I’ll try again at home.
Thanks for the correction.
I served on her as well in RL division, 1989-1991.
Heck, not really a correction, but you know how us swabbies are...generally, nobody really cares but us anyway!
I served on a destroyer that was the first alongside Enterprise in January of 1969 to fight the flight deck fire. I reported for duty on the USS Rogers two months later. We split time doing shore bombardment and plane-guard detail mainly with Enterprise. One Sunday afternoon near Yankee Station the seas were turquoise and like glass so the Enterprise decided to do a top end run. My buddy on duty in Combat on the surface repeater called me to come outside and watch it. She started dead in the water on the horizon to our stern and several minutes later she was abreast of us on our port and her wake was as high as the flight deck. A few more minutes and she was gone over the horizon. I called up to my RD2 buddy and asked how fast she was going. He said the our surface radar computer was unable to calculate surface speed above 65 knots and the Enterprise exceeded that before she trucked on out of view.
Perhaps you could answer a question about the Big E. I have heard that there is a section of hull with portholes from the Original Enterprise CV-6. If this is true, will they be removed and incorporated into the hull of the new Enterprise. CVN-80?
I made 2 1/2 deployments aboard the USS Enterprise in the 1967,1968 time frame to Viet Nam. I was with the air wing and VF96.
I just missed the big fire in January of 1969 as I was left behind at NAS Miramar as I was going to be discharged. A few of my friends died in that fire including my Chief.
Wow. That’s a good question. I don’t recall seeing any myself. Maybe a nuke could better answer that question.
Enterprise, BonHomme Richard and Constitution.
These three ships should always be in the USN.
I’m a fan of carriers, BBs and big cruisers.
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