[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

The USS Enterprise is probably the one unsinkable ship in the United States Navy. There will always be an Enterprise in the Navy...

[PerConPat]

"There will always be an Enterprise in the Navy..."

Probably the most famous USS Enterprise (CV 6), an aircraft carrier, was commissioned 12 May 1938. During WWII she participated in almost every major battle, and was the only US aircraft carrier operating in the Pacific at times. Her first action of the war came on the first day of US involvement, when her aircraft dueled with the Japanese attackers over Pearl Harbor. Early in 1942 she escorted USS Hornet on the famous Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, and was rushing south to join in the Battle of the Coral Sea when she was recalled to Pearl to prepare for the Battle of Midway. At Midway her aircraft participated in the sinking of three Japanese carriers, ending the Japanese offensive in the Pacific. She fought with distinction through the rest of the war, collecting 20 of 22 possible combat stars, sinking 71 enemy ships and shooting down 911 aircraft. She was the most decorated ship of the war.
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The USS Enterprise that I served in was the CVA(N)-65 edition. The crew, in my day, sometimes lovingly referred to her as the "Booby Pri[s]e; but, make no mistake, we were proud of her status as a Capital Ship of the Navy.

I'm supporting Hunter; nevertheless, I would like to see Thompson's hat in the ring.

[Right Winged American]

The USS Enterprise is probably the one unsinkable ship in the United States Navy. There will always be an Enterprise in the Navy...

Sadly, no ... Slated to be replaced by a "Politician-class" Carrier shortly. Perhaps, under pressure, one of the CV-x Carriers will finally fall back to the proud old names—Essex, Wasp, Intrepid, Constellation, etc.

One can hope...