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USS Enterprise launched...
USS Enterprise launched...
Item # 564791
September 25, 1960
THE DETROIT NEWS, New York, September 25, 1960
* USS Enterprise launching
* 1st nuclear aircraft carrier
* Cold war era
This 60+ page newspaper has a one column headline on page 2: "Atomic Carrier Floated by U.S.; First in World"
Tells of the launch of the very 1st nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. naval vessel to bear the name. Like her predecessor of World War II fame, she is nicknamed the "Big E." At 1,123 ft (342 m), she is the longest naval vessel in the world, though her 93,500 tons displacement places her as the eleventh heaviest supercarrier, surpassed only by the 10 carriers of the Nimitz-class.
Enterprise is a single class ship and is currently the oldest active vessel still in commission under the United States Navy, excluding the ceremonial commission of USS Constitution. As the oldest carrier in the fleet, she was originally scheduled for decommissioning some time in 2014-2015 depending on the life of her current reactors and completion of her replacement, the USS Gerald R. Ford. However, with the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Enterprise is now set to retire in 2013 with 51 years of continuous service, the longest for any aircraft carrier in the history of the United States Navy.
Category: The 20th Century
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