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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2011) The aircraft carriers USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) pass as Enterprise returns to homeport after completing a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6t Fleet areas of responsibility. Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shonna L. Cunningham/Released)

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The US Navy Has Paid $111,000,000 Just to Park Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise While It Waits to Be Taken Apart

2026-08-26

The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. An iconic and historic warship for the…

Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 29, 2004) - The crew "mans the rails" aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as she approaches pier 12 where thousands of family members await. The carrier completed a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist (SW/AW) Dave Fliesen, Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic. (RELEASED)

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The US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Has 8 Nuclear Reactors. Every Carrier Built Since Has Had 2. And Now She Needs to Be Scrapped

2026-08-23

The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, has been out of service for over a decade.…

Iran Can’t Sink A US Navy Supercarrier, But Tehran May Still Try

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Iran Can’t Sink A US Navy Supercarrier, But Tehran May Still Try

2026-02-28

Crewmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal hose down planes which suffered heavy damage in a fire aboard…

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington sails through calm seas near Guam at sunset while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 8, 2012. The George Washington is the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 5, the US Navy’s only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan. Carrier Strike Group 5 is currently on a routine Western Pacific patrol. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Stuck for 6 Hours: How a U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Ran ‘Aground’

2025-04-04

Summary and Key Points: In 1983, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, embarrassingly…

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, right, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) transit back to their homeport of Norfolk, Va. Enterprise, Porter and Vicksburg are returning from a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, where the ship conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released).

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USS Enterprise: Inside the First Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier

2025-04-01

Summary and Key Points: The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was a revolutionary nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that served as a…