USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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V k £- ir - 6 ' l» g vlM I 5 ok 1 :- v ii .aP!B i I ' -S. forces 1 - « fc. - V Jf. ! jyment June 28. The Big E enforced no- nes in two of the world ' s most critical ;, Bosnia-Herzegovina (Operation Joint rdifadwcria avor) and Iraq (Operation Southern ( H«tts.cit»u :h), flying nearly 5,000 missions. Big E led more than 50,000 miles during 140 at sea, and launched and recovered more 13,000 aircraft which logged 25,000 toseaSqi t hours. During the deployment, the s F-14 squadron, VF-103 became the first jKjtBBfctasidi e the Low Altitude Navigation and EoaBibefaaes iting Infrared System for Night TTIRN) pod. Big E also was the first ;ar-powered carrier to visit Souda Bay, , and Bahrain. The deployment marked iram ' s3J00 il tkpl .: : - ' li toftrf ' i Km? inLA ifflflvflBf TA trade agreement signed, anitarian relief to Somalia, Earth mit held in Rio, Clinton wins idency. Film: Unforgiven vJ Hubble telescope repaired in -Ae, huge floods in Mississippi, European vcoupi tet begins. World Trade Center bombed, e in Waco, Film: Schindler ' s List. -r Earthquake hits L.A., IRA cease U.S. troops seize Haiti, Arafat returns the end of an era when VA-75 retired the A-6E Intruder from the Navy. iyy In February, Enterprise entered Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. for an extended selective restrictive availability lasting four-and-a-half months. The Big E left the yards for sea trials and a visit to Mayport, Florida in October. lyyo Enterprise began work-ups to its 16th overseas deployment, blazing through TSTA I,n,m and IV, COMPTUEX and JTFEX. Big E visited St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands in August before deploying from exile to Gaza, Mandela becomes President of South Africa, Rwanda genocide. Film: Forrest Gump. 1 S S O Dayton, Ohio peace agreement on Bosnia, Oklahoma City bombing, Israeli P.M. Rabin assassinated, Hutu massacre in Rwanda. Film: Braveheart y 7U War in Chechnya ends, Clinton re-elected, Strikes against Iraq, Hurricane Fran hits East Coast, Bosnian elections, overseas Nov. 6 to relieve the USS Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Gulf. Adm. Boorda suicide. Film: The English Patient. 1997 Princess Diana killed, Film: Titanic

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Upera ion J rat ny Mtan s It has been called the largest U.S. Naval battle since the Korean War. On April 18, 1988 Enterprise was called upon to participate in Operation Praying Mantis, a retaliatory response against Iran. A few days earlier, Iran had laid mines in the Persian Gulf and on April 14, the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) struck one of the mines causing severe damage to the ship and injuring 10 men. Operation Praying Mantis involved the destruction of two Iranian offshore oil platforms by naval gunfire. Enterprise and C VW- 1 1 were called upon to provide air cover for the operation. The oil platforms, which were used by Iran to direct gun boat attacks in the Gulf, were knocked out as planned. But during the operation, USS Wainwright and USS Simson were attacked by an Iranian Kaman PTG (fast patrol missile boat). Wainwright sunk the PTG. Shortly thereafter, at 3:21 p.m., Enterprise aircraft en- gaged three boghammers, sinking one and disabling another. One hour later a Green Lizard A-6E located an Iranian frigate, the Sahand. The Sahand shot an SA7 missile and antiaircraft fire at the aircraft. The Sahand was subsequently sunk. At 5:40 p.m., another Iranian frigate, the Sabalon, fired at one j of our aircraft and the ship was immediately attacked. The A-6] placed a laser-guided bomb directly amidship. The FFG was left dead in the water, and down at the stern. It was later seen being j towed towards Bandar Abbas with a five foot hole in the center of ! the ship, one and a half feet above the waterline. By the end of the day, Iranian naval forces were suffering from a decisive defeat in which they lost two gun boats, a PTG and an FFG, with another severly damaged. U.S. forces suffered j no loss of equipment or men. aJtt ,4»v ' p»k « 1938 { JOnt.J proceeded to the North Arabian Sea. On April 14, the USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine in the Persian Gulf. Soon after, it was determined that Iran had laid the mine and Enterprise was called upon to participate in a retaliatory response, Operation Praying Mantis, on April 18. Enterprise returned home on July 22. IjOy Enterprise began its 14th overseas deployment in Sept. In early December, Enterprise participated in Operation Classic Resolve, President kill hundreds of pilgrims, Stark hit by Iraqi Exocet missiles. Film: The Last Emperor. 1988 Samuel B. Roberts strikes mine, National strike in Poland, TransAtlantic fiber-optic cable enters service, Internet virus jams 6,000 military computers, PanAm 747 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, Ethnic Albanians demonstrate against Kosovo Serbs; Salman Rushdie publishes Bush ' s response to Philippine President Corazon Aquino ' s request for air support during the rebel coup attempt. Enterprise remained on station conducting flight operations in the waters outside Manila Bay. iyy(J In March, Enterprise completed its highly successful around-the-world deployment arriving in Norfolk, Va. Enterprise had successfully and safely steamed more than 43,000 miles from its long-time homeport of Alameda, Calif. In October, Enterprise moved to Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock company for refueling and the Navy ' s largest complex Satanic Verses. Film: Rain Man. 1989 Savings Loan bailout, Solidarity wins in Poland, Hungary forms multi-party democracy, Berlin Wall dismantled, Ceausescu overthrown, executed in Romania, Students killed in Tiananmen Square, U.S. troops invade Panama. Movie: Driving Miss Daisy. 1 yy(J Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize, Helmut Kohl elected chancellor of overhaul ever attempted. 1991 ' 1993 Work began in earnes ' While specially trained shipyard workers refueled the ship ' s eight reactors, crewmen began overhauling the carrier ' s 3,500 compartments. IjsfelBlffi ' ' ■-:::,■. r;„: iwtin Manila lbfbf t- Enterprise returned to sea Sept. 2 fi [ for sea trials, during which the ship perforn an extended full power run as fast as when was new. The Big E remains the fastest combatant in the world. Sfuln AI«A!ti ;, .fc;,: fift ' ipoi 1996 Enterprise began its 15th ove: united Germany, Yugoslavia intervenes ii I jg Kosovo unrest, Sandinistas lose elections I Nicaragua, Mandela freed in South Africi : - Iraq invades Kuwait, U.N. imposes sanctions. Film: Dances With Wolves. ' flO ft 1 j j 1 Operation Desert Storm launci to free Kuwait, Anti-Gorbachev coup fail h tils. !«n Apartheid ends in South Africa. Silence Of the Lambs. Film: 1 biyZ Rod ney King riots in L.A., J Em

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The Ship Unz cc Ci y Annual Operating Budget Annual Payroll While Deployed: Meals Total Meals Served Gallons Of Water Generated Electricity Generated Total Ship ' s Store Sales Laundry Une [People Number Of Sailors Number Of Chiefs Number Of Officers With the Air Wing $50 Million $5.9 Million 11,300 Per Day 2.75 Million 325,000 Per Day Enough To Power Minneapolis $3 Million 8,400 lbs. Per Day Over 3,000 Over 170 Over 200 Over 5,000 Total All 50 States are represented. Over half the crew is between the ages of 17 and 25. {jnterpnsmq c Jtatistics Type Of Ship: Enterprise Class Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier Horsepower: More Than 280,000 Maximum Speed: More Than 30 Knot Length: 1,123 Feet Breadth: 257 Feet Height (Keel To Mast): 250 Feet Anchors: 2 (30 Tons Each) Propellers: 4 Rudders: 4 (35 Tons Each) Reactors: 8 Catapults: 4 Compartments: More Than 3,500 Area Of the Flight Deck 4.47 Acres 22