The Grey Ghost of WW2 - USS Enterprise

the ship that scored First Blood the USS Enterprise the Pacific Theater of World War II is famous for many epic battles from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the shores of Okinawa thousands of men on board Mighty vessels clashed in a Titanic struggle for Supremacy known as The Big E the USS Enterprise was at the Forefront of the American war effort in the Pacific and participated in more battles than any other ship in that conflict throughout the history of the U.S Navy eight ships have borne the name Enterprise the seventh designated cv6 was the second of three Yorktown class aircraft carriers on May 12 1938 the Enterprise was officially commissioned the exact Armament of the ship varied over the years but at launch carried eight five-inch guns four quad 1.1 inch guns and 24 50 caliber machine guns later in the ship's career these would be supplemented or replaced by up to 50 20 millimeter cannons and 11 quad 40 millimeter cannons also protecting the Enterprise was five inches of armor plating at the water line one and a half inch armored flight deck and four inches at fire control centers the USS Enterprise weighed in at 25 500 tons of displacement with a length of 825 feet a beam of 109 and a half feet and a 26 foot draft it had a crew complement of around 2200 men though this did fluctuate as needed with 96 aircraft including Fighters dive bombers and torpedo planes though the number was usually around 80 to 90. the ship was propelled by four steam turbines that can generate up to a hundred and twenty thousand horsepower and could Propel the ship at a top speed of 32 and a half knots a fuel capacity of one and a half million gallons gave the Enterprise an operational range of 10 400 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 15 knots are you ready to command history's most iconic War vessels in Epic Naval battles welcome to World of Warships it's a fully immersive Naval experience where historical accuracy needs high octane combat this game features hundreds 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seven days of premium account time and more click the link down below and join the action of World of Warships it's not just a game it's an immersive Naval Adventure I'll see you on the high seas captains by 1940 tensions with the ever-expanding Empire of Japan were at a fever pitch and the Enterprise was transferred to the Outpost of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of the military buildup in the Pacific the Enterprise spent much of 1941 ferrying Army Air corps fighters to bases in Guam and Wake Island on November 28 she left Pearl Harbor carrying a Detachment of U.S Marine pilots to Wake Island before returning to Hawaii on December 2. just as the Enterprise was about to return home events would unfold that changed the course of history on December 7 1941 Japanese aircraft launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and other American installations at sea at the time the Enterprise as well as other American carriers were spared the devastation of the attack though Scout planes from the Enterprise did arrive in Hawaii during the attack and joined in the defense while her other aircraft search for the Japanese task force three days later the Enterprise would Score first blood when its planes destroyed Japanese submarine I-70 the first Japanese ship sunk by the Americans during the war after providing escort for a Supply Convoy to Samoa the Enterprise launched a number of raids against Japanese installations in the Marshall Islands sinking or damaging a number of ships shortly after it rated Japanese positions at wake and Marcus Islands under Admiral William F Bull Halsey in April 1942 another Yorktown class carrier the USS Hornet Laden with U.S army B-25 bombers lashed to its deck made its way towards the Japanese home Islands their mission to hit topio in a surprise raid as payback for Pearl Harbor with the Hornets Flight Deck occupied the Enterprise provided the combat Air Patrol that protected the task force it was the Enterprise that first noticed the Japanese Patrol boat forcing the fleet to divert its course to avoid detection when another Patrol boat was spotted the decision was made to launch the bombers by Admiral Halsey who was using the Enterprise as his flagship Colonel James Doolittle and the rest of his Crews took off from the Hornet nearly twice the distance previously anticipated from their targets once the bombers lifted off the Enterprise and the rest of the task force broke off and made their way back to Pearl Harbor less than a week after arriving the Enterprise sailed out again making full speed towards the ongoing Battle of Coral Sea there other American carriers including the Lexington and the Enterprise's sister ship Yorktown were engaging the Japanese though the Enterprise arrived too late for the battle and turned back in May preparations were made to blunt an expected Japanese thrust towards the strategically vital island of Midway joined by The Hornet and the Yorktown along with supporting ships the Enterprise engaged the Japanese Fleet in one of the most decisive Naval battles in history at the Battle of Midway planes from the Enterprise sank two Japanese carriers and helped in the sinking of a third the Japanese would lose four carriers that day though the Yorktown would also be sung after a month-long overhaul the Enterprise steamed towards the South Pacific she provided cover for the amphibious Landings at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands while there a Japanese fleet was spotted and the Enterprise and other American ships raced to engage between August 24 to 25 the battle of the Eastern Solomons the Japanese lost a light carrier though the Enterprise received three bomb heads killing 44 and wounding 75. thanks to the capable damage control parties the damage was contained and she was able to continue operations returning to Pearl for repairs the Enterprise was back in Action by that Autumn and participated in the Battle of Santa Cruz on October 25th to the 27th once again damaged she still remained afloat and took on planes from the sinking USS Hornet in spite of its damage the Enterprise was the last operational carrier in the Pacific Fleet repaired while underway the Enterprise participated in the naval Battle of Guadalcanal and the Battle of Reynold Island in the spring of 1943 the Enterprise was outfitted with anti-torpedo blisters along the hull Enterprise spent the rest of the year raiding Japanese installations sinking many ships and supporting numerous amphibious Landings in 1944 American forces invaded the Marianas prompting the Japanese to attempt to disrupt operations at the Battle of the Philippine Sea pilots from the Enterprise along with a number of other carriers shot down hundreds of Japanese planes crippling Japan's Naval Aviation for the rest of the war the Enterprise then participated in the Battle of leighty Gulf the largest naval battle in history where her aircraft struck at all three prongs of the Japanese effort to disrupt The Landings of the Philippines that winter Enterprise was overhauled again and her air Crews were trained for night Ops making it the only ship capable of night operations in February of 1945 her Air Group participated in raids on Tokyo before she sped South to support the invasion of Iwo Jima after operations there concluded she once again launched attacks on the Japanese home Islands before covering The Landings on Okinawa during this operation Enterprise was crippled after being hit by a pair of kamikazes the second of which caused the forward elevator to launch 400 feet into the air this damage forced the Enterprise to return to port for repairs and the war ended before she could return to action Enterprise then spent the next few months ferrying servicemen back home from Pearl Harbor before being transferred to the Atlantic where she also ferried Personnel back from the war in Europe with no longer any need for her service the Enterprise was decommissioned in 1947. in spite of efforts to save the ship as a museum funding proved insufficient and in 1958 the Enterprise was scrapped over the course of her service the Enterprise became the most decorated ship in American history earning 20 Battle Stars was the first aircraft carrier to earn the presidential unit citation and the naval unit commendation its air Crews shot down 911 enemy planes and sunk 71 ships and damaged scores more in spite of being scrapped the Enterprise's Legacy lived on in 1961 another carrier CVN 65 was commissioned the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier it served until its decommissioning in 2017. another carrier designated CVN 80 will also bear that name and is scheduled to launch in 2025. there is another Legacy of cv6 in 1966 TV Creator Gene Roddenberry needed a name for a ship to boldly go where no man has gone before he could think of no better name than USS Enterprise thank you

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Published: Fri Jul 28 2023