USS Enterprise (CV-6)

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. (PD) Photo: United States Navy USS Enterprise CV-6 at sea circa 1943-44, location unknown. A ship with one of the most distinguished combat records of the Second World War, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class U.S. aircraft carrier. She was commissioned in May 1938; served through the Second World War, Korean War, and Cold War. Even though Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, in October 1945, recommended to President Harry S. Truman that Enterprise (unable to operate the heavier, larger modern jet aircraft then entering service) be preserved "as a visible symbol of American valor and tenacity in war, and of our will to fight all enemies who assail us...." attempts to make her a museum ship failed, and she was scrapped in 1958. Operations 1941 Task Force 8 immediately following attack on Pearl Harbor 1942 Doolittle Raid Battle of Midway Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 1943 Battle of Rennell Island Operation CARTWHEEL (reduction of Rabaul) Gilbert Islands Kwajalein Atoll Recognition She won more awards than any other U.S. Navy ship in WWII: 20 battle stars, three more than any other ship (sisterships New Orleans CA-32, Minneapolis CA-36 and San Francisco CA-38 each received 17 battle stars), and seven more than the next carrier (Essex CV-9, which received 13 stars). Presidential Unit Citation, May 1943 Meritorious Unit Citation In August 1945, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal cited Enterprise as the "one vessel that most nearly symbolizes the history of the Navy in this war." following the Navy Day celebration in New York in Characteristics As a straight-deck carrier, she had very little capability to handle carrier-capable jets. References