USS Enterprise (CV-6): Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz
No edit summary
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{subpages}}
{{subpages}}
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, and, after attempts to maker her a museum ship, was scrapped in 1958.  
{{TOC|right}}
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, l recommended to President [[Harry S. Truman that Enterprise, unable to operate the heavier, faster 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...."<ref name=DEC>{{citation
| url = http://www.cv6.org/decoration/decoration.htm
| title = USS Enterprise CV-6, The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War: Decorations
| publisher = USS Enterprise (CV-6) Organization
}}</ref> Attempts to make her a museum ship failed, and she was scrapped in 1958.  
==Operations==
==Operations==
*1941
*1941
Line 14: Line 21:
**[[Operation CARTWHEEL]] (reduction of Rabaul)
**[[Operation CARTWHEEL]] (reduction of Rabaul)
==Recognition==
==Recognition==
She won more awards than any other U.S. Navy ship in WWII:<ref>{{citation
She won more awards than any other U.S. Navy ship in WWII:<ref name=DEC/>
| url = http://www.cv6.org/decoration/decoration.htm
| title = USS Enterprise CV-6, The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War: Decorations
| publisher = USS Enterprise (CV-6) Organization
}}</ref>
*20 battle stars, three more than any other ship (sisterships New Orleans CA-32, Minneapolis CA-36 and San Francisco CA-38 each received 17 battle stars), and seven more than the next carrier (Essex CV-9, which received 13 stars).
*20 battle stars, three more than any other ship (sisterships New Orleans CA-32, Minneapolis CA-36 and San Francisco CA-38 each received 17 battle stars), and seven more than the next carrier (Essex CV-9, which received 13 stars).
*Presidential Unit Citation, May 1943
*Presidential Unit Citation, May 1943
*Meritorious Unit Citation
*Meritorious Unit Citation
*In August 1945, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal cited Enterprise as the "one vessel that most nearly symbolizes the history of the Navy in this war."  
*In August 1945, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal cited Enterprise as the "one vessel that most nearly symbolizes the history of the Navy in this war."  
*following the Navy Day celebration in New York in October 1945, Secretary Forrestal recommended to President Truman that Enterprise, unable to operate the heavier, faster 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....
*following the Navy Day celebration in New York in  
==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
As  a straight-deck carrier, she had very little capability to handle [[carrier-capable]] jets.
As  a straight-deck carrier, she had very little capability to handle [[carrier-capable]] jets.
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

Revision as of 18:02, 16 August 2010

This article is developing and not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)&printable=yes
This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.

A ship with one of the most distinguished combat records of the Second World War, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) was aYorktown-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, l recommended to President [[Harry S. Truman that Enterprise, unable to operate the heavier, faster 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

Recognition

She won more awards than any other U.S. Navy ship in WWII:[1]

  • 20 battle stars, three more than any other ship (sisterships New Orleans CA-32, Minneapolis CA-36 and San Francisco CA-38 each received 17 battle stars), and seven more than the next carrier (Essex CV-9, which received 13 stars).
  • Presidential Unit Citation, May 1943
  • Meritorious Unit Citation
  • In August 1945, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal cited Enterprise as the "one vessel that most nearly symbolizes the history of the Navy in this war."
  • following the Navy Day celebration in New York in

Characteristics

As a straight-deck carrier, she had very little capability to handle carrier-capable jets.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 USS Enterprise CV-6, The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War: Decorations, USS Enterprise (CV-6) Organization
Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)&oldid=790757"