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So, as I write this, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is being formally decommissioned, and will be struck from the rolls of the Naval Vessel Register. As long as I have been alive, there has always been a USS Enterprise as a part of the fleet. Indeed, the day I was born, my…
So, as I write this, the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is being formally decommissioned, and will be struck from the rolls of the Naval Vessel Register.
As long as I have been alive, there has always been a USS Enterprise as a part of the fleet.
Indeed, the day I was born, my father was aboard her undergoing workups for a deployment to Vietnam.
Fair winds, Big E.
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Served on her in sixty nine. Loved that there was no stack gas on the flight deck. When you are loading ordnance stack gas can be a killer. Went through the fire with her,but she was great ship. Fair Winds and Following seas to everyone who served on her. She was one of the best,
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With any luck, the Navy building surge that seems to be part of new DoD plans will bring us CVN-80 prior to the last “slipped date” of 2027. Just not right to not have an Enterprise in the fleet.
This would also be a good time to search through classic carrier names for future builds and stop naming them after politicians. While the Wasp-class gator freighters used a bunch of them, the fleet needs a Yorktown, Saratoga, and Lexington.
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Even as someone who has not served in the U.S.Navy, I shall miss the USS Enterprise.
Paul L. Quandt
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