#Enterprise CV-6

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Enterprise CV-6. A great ship being towed to be scraped in 1958. It was the most decorated ship from WWII. It participated in most Pacific campaigns during the war. Attempts to save the ship failed. By 1961, she had been scrapped for Detroit auto metal.

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Le porte-avions USS Enterprise (CV-6) et derrière le porte-avions USS Lexington (CV-16) – Guerre du Pacifique – Océan Pacifique - Juin 1944

©U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation - 1996.488.272.019

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USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) entering Pearl Harbor, following the Battle of Coral Sea and shortly before the Battle of Midway.

Photographed on May 26, 1942.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-66121

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USCG Enterprise WCV-6 sat outside the Newport Shipyard, fighting off the urge to doze. It was a beautiful day, the sky was clear, with just enough of an ocean breeze to keep her cool. It wasn't often she could truly relax outside of port. Even now that she was in service with the Coast Guard, she almost always had aircraft aloft, patrolling the surrounding waters. She would launch her aircraft soon enough, but for now she was waiting.

The Navy had finally finished her successor. CVN-65, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Enterprise didn't quite understand the concept, something about radioactive rocks making steam, but those in charge believed it was the future. CVN-65 was not only supposed to be the largest carrier afloat, but the fastest. Enterprise had been shown the stats for the new ship to bear her name, and she had to admit they were impressive.

A horn sounded, and she glanced up as a large bow rounded the corner. The ship that was revealed was nearly half again as long as her, over twice as wide at her widest point, and nearly three times her displacement. She was also brand new.

CVN-65 U.S.S Enterprise, eighth of her name was untested, had never seen combat, not even war games…but WCV-6 had a good feeling about her.

“Hello little sister, I've been ordered to oversee your sea trials.”

“Little sister?” CVN-65 glanced down at the lead tug guiding her curiously. “Aren't I the only member of my class so far?

The tug chuckled and spoke to WCV-6, “We hadn't told her about you yet, we wanted to surprise her.”

Enterprise chuckled, “Of course. CVN-65, has anyone told you the significance of the name you have been christened with?”

“The name Enterprise is one of the United States longest legacys,” CVN-65 recited dutifully, “from the first ship to bear the name serving in the revolutionary war,  to the latest and most famous of the line, the recently retired Yorktown class U.S.S. Enterprise CV-6, which served with distinction in the Pacific theater of the Second World War, becoming the most decorated American vessel of the war.”

The new supercarrier tilted her head curiously at the smaller carrier. “If it's not rude, may I ask what class you are? I don't recognize it, but you're oddly familiar…”

The tugboats and WCV-6 chuckled. “I've been refit since my Navy days,” the Carrier explained, “I am a Yorktown class.”

CVN-65’s eyes shot wide, “But that means…”

A whistle sounded and her Coast Guard Flag was lowered and replaced with the Flag of the United States Navy.

The Carrier smirked, “I was transferred, not retired.” She corrected, “and I’ve been temporarily given back to oversee your Trials. For the duration of your trials, I am once again, CV-6 U.S.S. Enterprise.”

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I guess I know what I’m doing for the rest of the night.

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Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier, USS Enterprise CV-6, of the Eagle Union faction of Azur Lane. Sister Ship-girl of USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Hornet (CV-8); Half-Sister Ship-girl of USS Wasp (CV-7).

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USS Enterprise CV-6 US. Navy Aircraft Carrier

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SBD-2 Dauntless from USS Enterprise (CV-6) in flight off Hawaii, 10 Oct 1941

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One more for the scratchbuilt 1/72nd scale CV-6 USS Enterprise. Amazing work.

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USS Enterprise (CV-6)

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USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) being towed to the New York Naval Shipyard. After her second "Magic Carpet" trip Enterprise entered the New York Naval Shipyard on for deactivation on January 18, 1946, and was decommissioned on February 17, 1947.

Photographed on January 18, 1946.

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1942 10 26 Santa Cruz Nakajima B5N2 Kate - Mark Postlethwaite

At 1028 hrs on 26 October 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands,a formation of 16 Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’ torpedo-bombers from the Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier Zuikaku commenced torpedo runs on the US Navy fleet carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). Although the ‘Kates’ had split up before starting their attacks, F4F Wildcats from Enterprise managed to down three of thetorpedo-bombers and severely damaged a fourth, causing it to dive into the forecastle of the destroyer USS Smith(DD-378). The ship was set ablaze and 57 sailors were killed as a result, many of them perishing when a delayed detonation from the aircraft’s Type 91torpedo resulted in additional damage being inflicted on the destroyer. Thanks to effective firefighting and damage control Smith, nevertheless, survived Indeed, the ship’s gunners were credited with downing six of the torpedo-bombers that attacked the US Navy task force. The remaining ‘Kates’ launched attacks against Enterprise, the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57) and the cruiser USS Portland (CA-33). However, no torpedo hits were registered. A total of nine out of the original 16 aircraft were lost during this attack. That same day, two ‘Kates’ from the IJN fleet carrier Shokaku and one from the IJN fleet carrier Junyo scored torpedo hits on USS Hornet (CV-8), leaving it immobilised and listless in the water. Hornet was subsequently abandoned and sunk by torpedoes launched from two Japanese destroyers on 27 October 1942

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A TBD-1 of VT-6 on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6), summer 1941

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WWII by Linh Yoshimura Via Flickr: A Douglas SBD Dauntless scout-bomber and five Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo planes prepare to take-off from the carrier during operations in the south Pacific area, 4 May 1942. Note launching officer making arm signals in the lower left-center. Take-offs averaged one every thirty seconds. US Navy Photo

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Two boats for Maple - the Edmund Fitzgerald, and USS Enterprise (CV-6)

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