What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. Commissioned in 1961, it revolutionized ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-65) faced two near-catastrophic ... After all, this wouldn’t be the only time that the “Big E” suffered a crisis at sea. To prevent her from sinking, the great ...

The USS Enterprise was commissioned; it was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and remains the longest naval vessel ever built, at 1,123 feet (342 meters).