USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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A ship with one of the most distinguished combat records of the Second World War, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class U.S. aircraft carrier. She was commissioned in May 1938; served through the Second World War, Korean War, and Cold War. Even though Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, in October 1945, recommended to President Harry S. Truman that Enterprise (unable to operate the heavier, larger modern jet aircraft then entering service) be preserved "as a visible symbol of American valor and tenacity in war, and of our will to fight all enemies who assail us...."[1] attempts to make her a museum ship failed, and she was scrapped in 1958. Operations
RecognitionShe won more awards than any other U.S. Navy ship in WWII:[1]
CharacteristicsAs a straight-deck carrier, she had very little capability to handle carrier-capable jets. References
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