USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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'fesf' Q' USS ENTERPRISE: ISSICDN AND CAP BILI IES o other carrier in the history of the United States Navy, or any other Navy, evokes the emotion and imagery of USS Enterprise CCVN 651. The Enterprise is the world's mostfamous, combat ready warship. Its reputation is based on a proud record encompassing world diplomacy, deterrence and engaging the enemy when required. Our mission: Keep international 'waters free for all nations. In carrying out that mission, no other warship is as capable, flexible .or powerful. By launching and recovering various aircraft from Air Wing ELEVEN, an impressive array of weap- ons can be employed for defense, long and short range attack, anti-submarine warfare, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and battle group projection. Enterprise dominates the sea and air and can project its power far ashore. Enterprise is the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft car- rier. With eight reactors, the ship can steam in excess of 30 knots with unlimited endurance. Its reactors can generate enough power to supply a small city. With the ship's company, embarked Carrier Air Wing ELEV- EN, CRUDESGRU-3 and DESRON-21 staffs, nearly 6,000 men call Enterprise home. lt is literally a floating city with an airport on the roof and all the facilities needed to support so many individuals. Enterprise has living quarters and numerous din- ing facilities for all the embarked personnel, complete with bake shop and kitchens and refrigerators. There are evap- oration plants for converting seawater to freshwater, a police force fMaster-at-Armsj, a laundry, a print shop, retail stores, medical j dental clinics, radio f television stations, a daily news- paper, machine X laboratoryf calibration and maintenance shops, a fire department, banking fdisbursingj, barber shops, weather station, sewage plants, a post office and many other necessary support facilities. In addition, there are hundreds of shops, stations and work' centers devoted to maintenance, damage control, navigation and combat missions of Enterprise. But it is more than metal, compartments, electronic equip- ment and aircraft. What makes Enterprise great, and is the real source of its power, are the men who live and work aboard the ship - men from every state and a wide variety of back- grounds and experience. Over 3,000 sailors make up the 19 separate departments aboard Enterprise . Over 2,200 officers and airmen make up the nine squadrons of CVW-ll. Corn- bined, they make Enterprisejlkir Wing team the most har- monious, effective and powerful force for peace and deterrence anywhere W men and ship and aircraft -- truly IPCDVJ'l-Eiftlil Haj N . I f f ,