#cvn65

Enterprise under construction

Here is USS Enterprise CVAN-65 under construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., 23 July 1958. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Big E retuning home in 67

USS Enterprise CVAN-65 returning to NAS Alameda in 1967 following her deployment to the Western Pacific during the Vietnam War. Check out the size of Vigilante in the flight deck, note the aircraft in camo. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

What year?

What year was this photo of the Big E? #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Big E underway

Here is the Big E (USS Enterprise CVAN-65) in 1961 during builders trials, she was able to make over 40 knots during high speed runs. She was the first nuclear powered aircraft and had 8 nuclear reactors and took less than 4 years to build. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Building 65

If you are not already familiar with Building 65, that’s the nickname for the island of USS Enterprise CVAN-65. This is when she had her Hughes SCANFAR the first phased array radar system, back in the 60’s. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #scanfar #boneyardsafari #navalsafari