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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. | 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, l recommended to President [[Harry S. Truman that Enterprise, unable to operate the heavier, faster 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...."<ref name=DEC>{{citation | Even though [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[James Forrestal]], in October 1945, l recommended to President [[Harry S. Truman that Enterprise, unable to operate the heavier, faster 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...."<ref name=DEC>{{citation | ||
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| title = USS Enterprise CV-6, The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War: Decorations | | title = USS Enterprise CV-6, The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War: Decorations | ||
| publisher = USS Enterprise (CV-6) Organization | | publisher = USS Enterprise (CV-6) Organization | ||
}}</ref> Attempts to make her a museum ship failed, and she was scrapped in 1958. | }}</ref> Attempts to make her a museum ship failed, and she was scrapped in 1958. | ||
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*1941 | *1941 | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 16 August 2010
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, l recommended to President [[Harry S. Truman that Enterprise, unable to operate the heavier, faster 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...."[1] Attempts to make her a museum ship failed, and she was scrapped in 1958.
Operations
- 1941
- Task Force 8 immediately following Battle of Pearl Harbor
- 1942
- 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:[1]
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USS Enterprise CV-6, The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War: Decorations, USS Enterprise (CV-6) Organization