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USS Enterprise (CVA(N) 65)
When Enterprise was commissioned on 25 November 1961, the 90,000 ton ship combined the flexibility of the aircraft carrier with the endurance of nuclear power.
The carrier played a vital role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two years later, it became the first nuclear-powered ship to engage in combat when it launched bomb-laden aircraft in a projection of power against the Viet Cong. Since then, the carrier has been involved in operations around the world, from the Pacific to the Middle East and the Mediterranean. |