USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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DQ' Q? HIST Y QF ENTER RISE Continuing the Proud 1961 On January 20, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States. One of his first initiatives was the establishment of a bold and imaginative pro- gram to help disadvantaged, poverty-stricken countries around the world. On March 1, President Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. - The altruism of office soon was overshad- ' ' I ' ear ' crisis The y Shepard accended 116.5 miles above the earth in a Mercury capsule. l Another highlight of the year came in No- vember when the eighth U.S. ship was com- missioned bearing the name Enterprise. Dur- ing commissioning ceremonies held in Norfolk on November 25, Secretary of .the Navy John B. Connally, Ir., called the Shi? a worthy successor to the highly decorated sev- enth Enterprise of World War II fame. In his before, President plan to train and e Skenesborough Qnow or and surprised and captured the British gar- rison four days later. Taking possession of I the sloop, he sailed it south to Crown Point. 1 Renamed Enterprise, and part of Benedict I Arno1d's fleet, it fought against the British at . the battle of Valcour Island, then withdrew I to Ticonderoga to help obstruct the British advance for a year. Its service ended on July 7, 1777 when it was beached and burned to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy. The second Enterprise was an 8-gun, 25- ton schooner with a crew of 60 men. It was commissioned into the Continental Navy in 1776 from the state of Maryland. The schooner served chiefly in convoying transports in Chesapeake Bay. However, it was also active in spying on enemy ships and preventing British tenders and barges from getting supplies from the shores to Maryland and Virginia. USS ENTERPRISE 2lu:.nv--a.zh.4-aging, remarks, Connally said Enterprise will reign along, longtime as 'queen of the seas.' y Truxtun's squadron dur- ing the quasi-war with France, Enterprise re- captured 11 American merchantmentand took seven French privateers. . Enterprise was again called to action in the Mediterranean during the war with Tripoli 11801-18041. Lieutenant Stephan Decatur, who gained fame and noteriety after boarding and burning the captured frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor, was also an Enterprise com- manding officer for a period of time. During the War of 1812, the schooner con- tinued its prowless. It took, among other prizes, the British 14-gun brig Boxer. This proud ship finished its distinguished service in the Gulf of Mexico where it patrolled against pirates, smugglers and slavers. It was lost at sea on Iuly 9, 1823 in the West Indies. The. fourth Enterprise was also a schooner commissioned on December 15, 1831. It was 88 feet long with a 23 foot beam, armed with ten 24-9 pound guns: and manned by nine officers and 63 men. 95545 YG-9 'Quark-magnum.: Tradition