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CVN-65 USS Enterprise 
Namesake. USS Enterprise, previously 6 USN ships with this name
Ordered. 15 Nov 1957
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Cost. $451.3 million
Laid down. 4 Feb 1958
Launched. 24 Sep 1960
Commissioned. 25 Nov 1961
In service. 12 Jan 1962
Reclassified. CVN-65 from CVA(N)-65
Out of service. 1 Dec 2012
Stricken. 3 Feb 2017
Motto. We are Legend; Ready on Arrival; The First, the Finest; Eight Reactors, None Faster
Status. Awaiting recycling at HII Shipyard, Newport News, VA
Class and type. Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 93,284 long tons (94,781 metric tons) Full Load
Length:	
1,123 ft (342 m) (after refit)
1,088 ft (332 m) (original)
Beam:	
132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draft. 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion:	
8 × Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors
4 x Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
280,000 shp (210 MW)
Speed. 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)
Range. Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement. 5,828 (maximum), Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers), Air wing: 1,800 (250 pilots, and 1,550 support personnel)
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar
MK-23 Target Acquisition System Fire Control Radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite
Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament:	
3 × NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
2 RAM launchers
Armor. 8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm) rolled homogeneous steel armor), armored flight deck, hangar, magazines and reactor
Aircraft carried. Hold up to 90, 60+ (normally)
Aviation facilities. Flight deck: 1,123 ft (342 m), Equipped with 4 steam-powered catapults

CVN-65 USS Enterprise

Namesake. USS Enterprise, previously 6 USN ships with this name
Ordered. 15 Nov 1957
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Cost. $451.3 million
Laid down. 4 Feb 1958
Launched. 24 Sep 1960
Commissioned. 25 Nov 1961
In service. 12 Jan 1962
Reclassified. CVN-65 from CVA(N)-65
Out of service. 1 Dec 2012
Stricken. 3 Feb 2017
Motto. We are Legend; Ready on Arrival; The First, the Finest; Eight Reactors, None Faster
Status. Awaiting recycling at HII Shipyard, Newport News, VA
Class and type. Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 93,284 long tons (94,781 metric tons) Full Load
Length:
1,123 ft (342 m) (after refit)
1,088 ft (332 m) (original)
Beam:
132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draft. 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion:
8 × Westinghouse A2W nuclear reactors
4 x Westinghouse geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
280,000 shp (210 MW)
Speed. 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)
Range. Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement. 5,828 (maximum), Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers), Air wing: 1,800 (250 pilots, and 1,550 support personnel)
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar
MK-23 Target Acquisition System Fire Control Radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite
Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament:
3 × NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
2 RAM launchers
Armor. 8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm) rolled homogeneous steel armor), armored flight deck, hangar, magazines and reactor
Aircraft carried. Hold up to 90, 60+ (normally)
Aviation facilities. Flight deck: 1,123 ft (342 m), Equipped with 4 steam-powered catapults

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