A company from the US state of Vermont has been awarded a fixed-price contract worth around 460 million euros for the scrapping, recycling and disposal of the former USS "Enterprise" (CVN-65). The work in Mobile, Alabama, is due to be completed by November 2029.
When it entered service in 1961, the historic "Enterprise" was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the only ship in its class for cost reasons. With a length of 343 metres, it was also the longest warship ever to serve in the US Navy. The aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 2012 and decommissioned in 2017. According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, "The Big E" completed 25 missions during her 51 years of service and took part in the naval blockade of Cuba (1962), the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the First Gulf War (1980-1988), the Third Gulf War (2nd Iraq War in 2003) and the war against international terrorism, among others.
The "Gerald R. Ford", which entered service on 22 July 2017, replaced the "Enterprise" as planned. The aircraft carrier CVN-80, which is already under construction, will again be named "Enterprise".
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During a joint manoeuvre in the Caribbean, the German submarine "U 24" (class 206A) managed to approach the "Enterprise" unnoticed by the security vessels, successfully shoot a simulated torpedo fan at the carrier and photograph it through the periscope. This is according to a report published in the Hamburger Abendblatt in 2007. Are there any contemporary witnesses who can provide us with a picture for publication (with image rights)?
kdk, Stars and Stripes, Hamburger Abendblatt
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