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The U.S. Navy Might Have to ‘Sink’ Aircraft Carrier Enterprise
Sinking the USS Enterprise Would be Easier Than Scrapping Her: The USS Enterprise, CVN-65, was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Launched in 1958, it was the eighth vessel in the US Navy to ...
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USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment
Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap ... the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Nimitz class featured ...
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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Now Has an 'End Date'
Decommissioning a nuclear-powered warship like the Nimitz is a costly and complex process, as demonstrated by the ongoing dismantling of the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which could take years and ...