With estimated dimensions of 1,106 feet (337 m) in length, a 134 foot (41 m) beam, and a 39 foot (12 m) draft, CVN-80's dimensions fit fairly comfortably into that of its predecessor CVN-65.

The decommissioning of CVN-65 was not the end of USS Enterprise. CVN-80, the third Ford-class carrier, will bear the name Enterprise and carry on the legacy of these ships in the Navy.

Instead, the next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN-80, would also be named the USS Enterprise. The forthcoming Enterprise's construction began in August 2017, and it was meant to enter ...

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was inactivated on Dec. 1 after 5 decades of service. From her commissioning as the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier in November of 1961 to her final ...

Key Points: The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, renowned for its versatility, combat effectiveness, and historical significance. -Serving for over five ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Sailors and Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilders are making significant progress with the "de-fueling" and "inactivation" of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) at the shipyard ...

The U.S. Navy has an Enterprise problem – actually two of them. The future Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is currently on track to be delivered a year and a half later ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The inactivation of the former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is now complete, Huntington Ingalls announced. During the ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - More than a half-century after entering naval service, the now former USS Enterprise (CVN 65) was officially decommissioned Friday. The Enterprise, nicknamed the Big 'E,' was ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She was much smaller than its successors, weighing in at only 32,000 tons under a full load. She was 908 feet long and housed over ...

The Navy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are disputing who should regulate the $1 billion dismantlement of USS Enterprise (CVN-65).