ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
(ex - CVAN 65)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (NUCLEAR-POWERED)
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		CVN 65				UIC:		03365
Status:		Stricken, Final Disposition Pending				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		02/03/2017				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:		Z				Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Newport News Shipbuilding
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		11/15/1957				Commission Date:		11/25/1961
Keel Date:		02/04/1958				Inactivation Date:		12/01/2012
Launch Date:		09/24/1960				Decommission Date:		02/03/2017
Age (since Launch)		58.3				Years from Commission to Decommission:		56.0
Delivery Date:		10/29/1961				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery)		57.2				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		02/03/2017
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		1088 ft				Waterline Length:		1040 ft
Extreme Beam:		248 ft				Waterline Beam:		133 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		39 ft				Draft Limit:		39 ft
Light Displacement:		75704 tons				Full Displacement:		93284 tons
Dead Weight:		17580 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		4
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines (Nuclear)
Accommodations:			Officers:		571
			Enlisted:		5244
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:		Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Last Updated:		12/12/2017
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