USS Yorktown [CV-5] was at Norfolk, Va. USS Enterprise [CV-6] departed Pearl Harbor on Nov 28 on a mission to deliver 12 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats of Marine Fighting Squadron Two Eleven [VMF-211] to Wake ...

Additionally, the USS Enterprise (CV-6), known to some as the “Most decorated ship of WWII,” The United States Navy says the Enterprise earned 20 “battle stars,” the awards the USN gives vessels after ...

Fortunately for the Pacific Fleet, its aircraft carriers — USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Saratoga (CV-3), and USS Enterprise (CV-6) — weren't in port, so the Japanese fleet couldn't find them ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She was much smaller than its successors, weighing in at only 32,000 tons under a full load.

Enterprise Revisited: Titanium is the USCG Vessel Procurement Magic Bullet In my May 2020 MREN USS Enterprise column I made a reference to the benefits of titanium as a hull structural material.It ...

Commissioned in May 1938, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) swiftly became one of the most formidable instruments in the United States Navy’s arsenal during World War II. Often referred to as the “Big E,” the ...

Summary: The USS Enterprise (CV-6), also known as “The Big E” or the “Gray Ghost,” stands as the most decorated and legendary aircraft carrier of World War II. Pioneering naval aviation ...

Commissioned in May 1938, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) swiftly became one of the most formidable instruments in the United States Navy’s arsenal during World War II. Often referred to as the “Big E,” the ...

Summary: Commissioned in May 1938, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) emerged as a pivotal American aircraft carrier during World War II, especially throughout 1942. As part of the Yorktown class, it ...