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Encyclopedia > USS Enterprise

USS Enterprise may refer to:


United States Navy

Eight ships in the United States Navy carried the name USS Enterprise. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ...

  • USS Enterprise (1775), the first ship to bear this name, was originally the uncommissioned British sloop George, captured by American forces in the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Rechristened Enterprise, she served as a sloop-of-war during the American Revolution.
  • USS Enterprise (1776), the second ship to bear this name, was a successful privateer before she was purchased on 20 December 1776 for the Continental Navy. Commanded by Captain Joseph Campbell, the schooner Enterprise operated principally in Chesapeake Bay. She convoyed transports, carried out reconnaissance, and guarded the shores against foraging raids by the British. Only meager records of her service have been found; they indicate that she was apparently returned to the Maryland Council of Safety before the end of February 1777.
  • USS Enterprise (1799), the third ship to bear this name, was a schooner built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799. She fired the first shots in the First Barbary War against the Tripolitain ship Tripoli.
  • USS Enterprise (1831), the fourth ship to bear this name, was also a schooner, and commissioned in 1831.
  • USS Enterprise (1874), the fifth ship to bear this name, was a screw sloop commissioned 1877.
  • USS Enterprise (SP-790), the sixth ship to bear this name, was a motorboat, served in a noncommissioned status in the Second Naval District during World War I.
  • USS Enterprise (CV-6), the seventh ship to bear this name, was an aircraft carrier, was the most-decorated U.S. Navy vessel of World War II.
  • USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the eighth ship to bear this name, was the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier, launched in 1960 and still on active service as of 2006.
    • This Enterprise is set to be decomissioned in 2013, and as a result there is a growing movement to name one of the CVN-21 class carriers (preferably CVN-78) Enterprise.

USS Enterprise was a Continental Navy sloop-of-war that served in Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, Netherlands, Spain, Native Americans Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, Native Americans Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene William Howe, Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence,[1] was a conflict that... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... USS Constellation, a United States Navy sloop-of-war. ... The American Revolution was a revolution that ended two centuries of rule of the Thirteen Colonies by the British Empire and created the modern United States of America. ... A privateer was a private ship (or its captain) authorized by a countrys government to attack and seize cargo from another countrys ships. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... Continental Navy Jack The Continental Navy was authorized by the Continental Congress on October 13, 1775. ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw. ... A view of the Baltimore skyline from the water taxi. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804, by Edward Moran, painted 1897, depicts a naval action of the First Barbary War. ... Nickname: none Official website: http://www. ... The fourth USS Enterprise was a United States Navy schooner. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The fifth USS Enterprise, a bark-rigged screw sloop, was launched 13 June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, by John W. Griffith, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander G. C. Remey in command. ... A screw sloop is a propeller-driven sloop-of-war. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World... USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the seventh US Navy ship of that name. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... The eighth USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the worlds first nuclear aircraft carrier and the seventh U.S. Navy ship of the name. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Navy CVN-21 program (21st Century Aircraft Carrier) is the next generation supercarrier for the United States Navy. ... 3d Artistic rendering of CVN-78 CVN-78 (as yet unnamed) will be the first of the CVN-21 series of aircraft carriers. ...

Star Trek

In the fictional television series Star Trek there have been six starships that have carried the name USS Enterprise. Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten feature films in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the... The early Earth starship Enterprise (NX-01) The original Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) The second Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) The third Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) The fourth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The fifth Federation starship Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) The sixth Federation starship...

This is a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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USS Enterprise (CVN-65) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4255 words)
Enterprise was intended to be the first of a class of six, but construction costs ballooned and the remaining vessels were never laid down resulting in her being the only ship of her class.
Enterprise remained on station conducting flight operations in the waters outside Manila Bay until the situation subsided, and then proceeded to her scheduled deployment to the Indian Ocean.
Enterprise was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier and the rumors from her crew in the 80s was that they underestimated the power from the 2 reactors per screw giving her a higher speed than later carriers.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) - encyclopedia article about USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B). (1202 words)
In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) was a modified Excelsior class starship, commissioned in 2293 and initially captained by John Harriman.
The first mission of the Enterprise was to take a number of reporters, Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Pavel Chekov, and Captain Montgomery Scott on a ride around the solar system.
has indicated that this Enterprise was involved in a long-term exploration of unexplored portions of the Goumari area of the galaxy and made first contact with a number of civilizations during her explorations.
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