Posted on Sep 24, 2021
September 24, 1960: USS Enterprise, World's First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier is Launched - History...
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On September 24, 1960, the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear power aircraft carrier, was launched. An excerpt from the article:
"On September 24, 1960, the naval world entered a new phase in history when the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise CVN- 65 was first launched. The first aircraft carrier with nuclear power, the Big E sported 8 nuclear reactors heating steam in 4 turbine engines, putting out an astounding 280,000 horsepower.
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The Enterprise had speed as all carriers must to facilitate aircraft launching and quickly getting to where they are needed, but the most remarkable feature of those mighty atomic engines was the fact that the ship could travel non-stop for 20 to 25 years without refueling."
"On September 24, 1960, the naval world entered a new phase in history when the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise CVN- 65 was first launched. The first aircraft carrier with nuclear power, the Big E sported 8 nuclear reactors heating steam in 4 turbine engines, putting out an astounding 280,000 horsepower.
Digging Deeper
The Enterprise had speed as all carriers must to facilitate aircraft launching and quickly getting to where they are needed, but the most remarkable feature of those mighty atomic engines was the fact that the ship could travel non-stop for 20 to 25 years without refueling."
September 24, 1960: USS Enterprise, World's First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier is Launched - History...
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SGT (Join to see) thanks this afternoon for the read and share of the most informative, much appreciated. I did not know of this, what a game changer for Aircraf Carriers.
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CPL Douglas ChryslerPO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charlie Lee Maj Marty Hogan Sgt (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence Lt Col Charlie Brown PVT Mark Zehner SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SPC Mark Huddleston PO1 Lyndon Thomas Cpl Vic Burk SPC Margaret Higgins PFC David Foster
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CPL Douglas ChryslerPO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charlie Lee Maj Marty Hogan Sgt (Join to see) PO1 H Gene Lawrence Lt Col Charlie Brown PVT Mark Zehner SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SPC Mark Huddleston PO1 Lyndon Thomas Cpl Vic Burk SPC Margaret Higgins PFC David Foster
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I am going on a tangent again. In WWII when we sunk all the Japanese carriers it was a seminal moment. She could not protect her fleets nor attack ours without naval air power. We ruled the waves and the sky. The second order effect was Japan could not support her army which was spread out all over Asia and the Pacific.
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