Derivatives / Succeeded by 1975 Nimitz class 1986 Improved Nimitz class 2017 Ford class Specifications 5560crew 92430full load (tn) 331.60length (m) 40.50beam (m) 11.90draught (m) 34max speed (knots) Aircraft Typical Max US Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 06 Shipyards Newport News Shipbuilding - 1 List of Ships Filter: AllUS - US Navy .......... 13 Hide Transfers Hide derivatives ----US NavyCVN-79Ford class USS John F Kennedy19612012US NavyCVN-65USS EnterpriseNIQM - 651975--US NavyCVN-68Nimitz class USS NimitzNMTZ - 681977--US NavyCVN-69Nimitz class USS Dwight D. EisenhowerNIKE - 691982--US NavyCVN-70Nimitz class USS Carl VinsonNCVV - 701986--US NavyCVN-71Improved Nimitz class USS Theodore RooseveltNNTR - 711989--US NavyCVN-72Improved Nimitz class USS Abraham LincolnNABE - 721992--US NavyCVN-73Improved Nimitz class USS George WashingtonNNGW - 731995--US NavyCVN-74Improved Nimitz class USS John C StennisNJCS - 741998--US NavyCVN-75Improved Nimitz class USS Harry S. Truman NHST - 752003--US NavyCVN-76Improved Nimitz class USS Ronald ReaganNRGN - 762009--US NavyCVN-77Improved Nimitz class USS George H. W. BushNGHW - 772017--US NavyCVN-78Ford class USS Gerald R FordNGRF - 7813 units Events 1957-novOrderedOrdered CVN-65 USS Enterprise 1958-feb-04Laid downLaid down CVN-65 USS Enterprise 1960-sep-24LaunchedLaunched CVN-65 USS Enterprise 1961-nov-25CommissionedCommissioned CVN-65 USS Enterprise 1962-augDeploymentDeployment CVN-65 USS Enterprise operating off Portugal with HMS Centaur, HMS Hermes and USS Forrestal during, Exercise RipTide II. 1969-feb CVN-65 USS Enterprise damaged by rocket explosion in Feb 1969 1986-apr-09DeploymentDeployment CVN-65 USS Enterprise Vice President George Bush onboard in the Gulf of Oman speaking to sailors 2001-sep-13DeploymentDeployment CVN-65 USS Enterprise positioned to the northern Arabian Sea with HS-3 embarked, to support AWACS missions over Pakistan until 23 Oct. 2011-jan-26Port VisitPort Visit CVN-65 USS Enterprise 26-29 January Lisboa, Portugal 2012-dec-01DecommissionedDecommissioned CVN-65 USS Enterprise at Norfolk, Va.