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A Rack of 500-Pound Bombs Blew a 22-by-18-Foot Hole in Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Beside a Tanker Holding 6,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel. She Was Back at Sea the Same Year

The USS Enterprise aircraft carrier fire burned more than three hours 70 miles from Pearl Harbor and knocked out the ship's own firefighting gear....

Brandon WeichertOctober 1, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb 04, 2012) Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is underway participating in exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of seabasing. This exercise will take place 30 Jan - 12 Feb, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick C. Scott)

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Building Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Took Less Than 4 Years. Taking Her Apart Will Take Nearly 18. The US Navy Spent $902,000,000 Just Making Her Safe Enough to Sit at a Pier, and Another $111,000,000 Keeping Her There While It Decided What to Do.

GAO warned in 2018 that the job was closer to decommissioning a nuclear power plant than breaking up a ship, priced the public-shipyard route...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 30, 2026

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Oct. 23, 2012) Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) transits the Strait of Gibraltar. Enterprise is completing a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Meshel/Released)

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95,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Has 8 Nuclear Reactors That Cost $451,000,000 to Build and Now Will Cost $1,431,000,000 to Take Apart

No single 1958 reactor could drive the longest warship ever built, so the designers installed eight — and no shipbreaker had ever faced eight....

Harry J. KazianisAugust 26, 2026

Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 29, 2004) – Sailors aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) "man the rails" as the carrier approaches its pier at her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The carrier and its strike group are returning after completing a six-month deployment in support of the global war of terrorism, including Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett. (RELEASED)

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The U.S. Navy Will ‘Destroy’ Its Very First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

The United States Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was retired from service in 2012. More than a decade later, there is...

Peter SuciuSeptember 7, 2023

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A Rack of 500-Pound Bombs Blew a 22-by-18-Foot Hole in Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Beside a Tanker Holding 6,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel. She Was Back at Sea the Same Year

Aerospace & Defense

Building Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Took Less Than 4 Years. Taking Her Apart Will Take Nearly 18. The US Navy Spent $902,000,000 Just Making Her Safe Enough to Sit at a Pier, and Another $111,000,000 Keeping Her There While It Decided What to Do.

Aerospace & Defense

95,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Has 8 Nuclear Reactors That Cost $451,000,000 to Build and Now Will Cost $1,431,000,000 to Take Apart

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Will ‘Destroy’ Its Very First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

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