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Yes. The USS Enterprise launched jet fighter bombers over Vietnam, becoming history's FIRST atomic powered warship to engage in combat.

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Aircraft carrier What dates did the enterprise carrier have combat .?

The USNs greatest warship in history was the USS Enterprise (CV-6), she was re-cycled (scrapped) in 1959. The USS Enterprise CV-65 fought only one war; Vietnam.


How sailors on board the uss enterprise?

They become on the USS Enterprise by boarding it.


How close did the USS Enterprise cvan65 get to land during the Vietnam War?

During the Vietnam War, US Battleships (USS New Jersey), Cruisers, and Destroyers sometimes traded salvos with North Vietnamese SHORE BATTERIES. US Aircraft Carriers were always kept out of range of COMMUNIST SHORE BATTERIES.


Is the USS Enterprise a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier?

She is literally one-of-a-kind. In 1958, they planned to make six nuclear-powered carriers and call them the Enterprise class carriers, but they cost too much so they only made the one named USS Enterprise. Nimitz class carriers were built later. Although the Nimitz class carriers are loosely based on the USS Enterprise, the USS Enterprise is not in the Nimitz class and is quite different. So, no. The USS Enterprise is not a Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier.


What is the most decorated ship of the Vietnam war?

Was. USS Enterprise (CV-6) was re-cycled (scrapped) in 1959. The current most decorated USN warship is the Iowa Class battleship USS New Jersey. The New Jersey has the distinction of being the world's last battleship to conduct combat operations as a traditional battleship; all guns, no missiles. New Jersey fired nearly 6,000 16" shells during her tour on the gunline in Vietnam.

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Aircraft carrier What dates did the enterprise carrier have combat .?

The USNs greatest warship in history was the USS Enterprise (CV-6), she was re-cycled (scrapped) in 1959. The USS Enterprise CV-65 fought only one war; Vietnam.


How sailors on board the uss enterprise?

They become on the USS Enterprise by boarding it.


Who was not a captain of the starship enterprise Christopher pike or kathryn janeway?

Kathryn Janeway was not a captain of the USS Enterprise. She was captain of the USS Voyager.Christopher Pike was a former captain of the USS Enterprise.


When was USS Enterprise commissioned?

The USS Enterprise was a Navy Aircraft Carrier that was first commissioned on November 25, 1961. Since then it has been deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. It was retired on March 15, 2013.


What are the risks of aircrafts embarked on aircraft carriers?

From WWII to Vietnam, they were very dangerous. In Vietnam, the USS Enterprise, USS Oriskany, and USS Forrestall, all were involved with explosions and fires destroying men and jet aircraft. Lessons LEARNED from those incidents have made aircraft carriers safer for 21st century US sailors.


In what films was the USS Enterprise A featured?

The USS Enterprise A was first featured in the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in 1986. The USS Enterprise A was also used as the main setting for many other Star Trek films. The USS Enterprise A was decommissioned in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.


Does the USS Enterprise have a greater height than the Oasis of the Seas?

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701D) is 72 meters in height and the Oasis Queen of the Seas is 65 meters high. Therefore the USS Enterprise is of a greater height.


Who was the Star Trek communications officer?

Lieutenant Alden, USS Enterprise, 2265 Lieutenant John Farrell, USS Enterprise, 2266 Chief Garrison, USS Enterprise, 2254 Lieutenant M'Ress, USS Enterprise, 2269-70 Lieutenant Palmer, USS Enterprise, 2267-69 Chief Pendleton, USS Enterprise-D, 2369 Ensign Sato, Enterprise NX-01, 2150s Lieutenant Uhura, USS Enterprise, 2265-85 and USS Enterprise-A (as Commander), 2286-93


Is the USS Enterprise on deployment?

Yes.


Where is the USS Enterprise in Kingston Tennessee located?

The address of the Uss Enterprise is: Po Box 307, Kingston, TN 37763-0307


What is the largest aircraft carrier?

The Biggest is USS enterprise(cvn-67) and the most massive is USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) comeing close to 104 000t


How close did the USS Enterprise cvan65 get to land during the Vietnam War?

During the Vietnam War, US Battleships (USS New Jersey), Cruisers, and Destroyers sometimes traded salvos with North Vietnamese SHORE BATTERIES. US Aircraft Carriers were always kept out of range of COMMUNIST SHORE BATTERIES.