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

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on both Capitol Hill and on campuses across the nation. ln Congress, the doves wanted to de-escalate the war and the hawks pushed for more military involvement. At the same time, public dissent increased from uni- versity teach-ins to anti-war parades and demonstrations. ' While the anti-war sentiment was setting root, Air Wing Nine aircraft continued to operatesover North Vietnam air space bomb- ing enemy targets. On March 27, Enterprzse was given its first Battle Efficiency award. Enterprises second combat tour ended in june with 13,400 battle missions- flown and the ship returned to Alameda on Iuly 6. Four ' later,, the Secretaryiof the Navy an- that the Big' VE had won the Navy Medal for its perfor- its 1966-67 deployment. 14, Secretary of Defense M amara to the President CN. program nor Vietnam' were ef- sail- again issue in ' the over fthe . wart Democrati Other assassinations of two important leaders. On April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King, Ir. was shot in Memphis, Tennessee. An escaped convict, james Earl Ray, pleaded guilty to the killing and was sentenced to 99 years. The shooting, however, set off a wave of riots in 125 cities in 29 states from April 4-11. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, while campaigning for the Democratic nomination in California, was shot in the Hotel Am- bassador, Los Angeles, on Iune 5. He died the next day from a gunshot wound inflicted by a Jordanian, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. Enterprise returned to homport Iuly 18, and departed nine days later for a minor overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Wash- ington. The ship departed Bremerton on Sep- tember 20. 1969 On January 6, Enterprise left Alameda en route to Hawaii. The Big E arrived Pearl Harbor on january 11, and started prepa- rations for an Operational Readiness Inspec- of the year included the 22 0 USS ENTERPRISE' ..-.. ..---.ff -. rv---wrvrwr-L, 1- .4-. ... ,.... . -12' 2 '::::f9:-1.:r.-'-11:-1 -.- .- .-M, .,. ' .Q 9 tion. Three days later tragedy struck when a Zuni rocket accidentally exploded on the flight deck. The ensueing fire and explosions killed 28 men, destroyed 15 aircraft and left horrendous holes in the flight deck. Enterprise returned to Pearl Harbor to be- gin extensive repairs. lt was ready for sea again in less than two months and on March 11, it departed for its fourth Vietnam tour at Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Richard Nixon was now the 37th President of the 'United States. In March he authorized intensive bombing raids over Cambodia, That same month, US. troop strength in South Vietnam reached a peak at 541500. In ....,. L Q. ,,,L,sf,-,-,,. 1, f- it - --. 11, Lf 3. -g--.- 5 - - . -- ,earns-V . -, ,,,f,,.,,.,,,.5...:f :fL1:5,-ff:-1.-44 zssf.-gc-se-f--ffng.,-: .-'.-:-..,,:..,-.,5sf.s,,::-2.g-,6-33.-fx. -- '- - -'f-- -- - - -- Ha -- Y ' - f I -fr:-sf .,-. 1 ..y-, 2-fa.,--2.-.,-. .fA...::.: .49 -ff-...J. 5,3 mapa..-1,1-,Q-,'.-rr-,m,g,.rr,..1,A.,,,-1. -'- N:-.. .uf-.ne-1--V: 1.-x rf -rt 1: si-,f -1,5 fy.-,-,,-..f.. gf: 7.. ..g,,... , 7,43-.,,,, ,::3..1:,5,,,15-.52.., 5,1 S5 ..Y- ,mu -6 Q.-gh-L U .f. ipaq, 1:2753 51:19