The Navy has begun the process of retiring its oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, which was commissioned in 1975.

Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise: Lit on Fire Thanks to Its Own 'Rocket' The Enterprise fire, triggered by the heat from a huffer unit that accidentally ignited a Zuni rocket, led to a chain ...

The most advanced vessel in Starfleet is the newly commissioned USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The episodes tend to follow the same stand-alone format as ...

The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and remains one of the most significant carriers in U.S. Navy history. Summary and Key Points: The USS ...

USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), USS CARL VINSON ... in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN 65) which inactivated in 2012.

USS Constitution was one of six frigates authorized for construction by an act of Congress in 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy's capital ships. Larger and more heavily armed ...

The Nimitz was the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to join the Navy, following the USS Enterprise ... the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, scheduled to retire in 2026. But the Nimitz deactivation ...

Cmdr. Cameron Yaste, the Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), speaks to sailors during an all-hands call. U.S. Navy Photo The Navy ...

MARINETTE, WIS. — Five crew members, including Commander Le Andra Kissinger, were on board last Wednesday when the USS Beloit went on a 24-hour excursion on Lake Michigan. The day-long trip was ...

The Nimitz was the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to join the Navy, following the USS Enterprise ... the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, scheduled to retire in 2026. But the Nimitz deactivation ...

Building 22,Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA 02129 - United States 617-426-1812 Website Facebook Twitter Smithsonian Affiliate Museum Free Everyday USS Constitution Museum serves as the ...