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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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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

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

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