List of ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise
Eight ships of the United States Navy have been named Enterprise with a ninth announced:[1]
| Name | Class | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Enterprise (1775) | Sloop sailing vessel | 10 May 1775 | 7 July 1777 | Burned to prevent capture, 7 July 1777 |
| USS Enterprise (1776) | Schooner-class sailing vessel | June 1776 | February 1777 | Returned to the Maryland Council of Safety in 1777. Would not have used USS prefix[2] |
| USS Enterprise (1799) | Schooner-class sailing vessel Brig-class sailing vessel |
17 December 1799 April 1811 |
June 1809 8 July 1823 |
Fired the first shots in the First Barbary War against the Tripolitanian ship Tripoli Stranded. Broke up on Little Curacao Island in the West Indies. |
| USS Enterprise (1831) | Schooner-class sailing vessel | 15 December 1831 29 November 1839 |
12 July 1839 24 June 1844 |
Sold, 28 October 1844 |
| USS Enterprise (1874) | Barque-rigged Screw Sloop-class sailing vessel | 16 March 1877 12 January 1882 4 October 1887 8 July 1890 |
9 May 1880 21 March 1886 20 May 1890 1 October 1909 |
Lent to Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 17 October 1892 – 4 May 1909 Sold, 1 October 1909 |
| Enterprise (SP-790) | Motorboat Patrol boat-class vessel | 6 December 1917 | 2 August 1919 | Transferred to the Bureau of Fisheries on 2 August 1919 |
| USS Enterprise (CV-6) | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier | 12 May 1938 | 17 February 1947 | Served with unparalleled distinction in World War II, the most awarded and decorated ship from the war. Scrapped, 1 July 1958 – May 1960 |
| USS Enterprise (CVN-65) | Enterprise-class aircraft carrier | 25 November 1961 | 1 December 2012 (Inactivated) |
The world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. As of 2012, longest serving combat vessel within the U.S. Navy. In late 2012, was the third-oldest commissioned vessel in the Navy after USS Constitution and USS Pueblo. Decommissioning scheduled, 15 March 2013. Scrapping scheduled, 2013–2015 |
| USS Enterprise (CVN-80) | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | 2025[3] (Scheduled) |
Announced during Enterprise (CVN-65) inactivation ceremony on 1 December 2012 by Secretary of the Navy[3] |
See also
- Enterprise (disambiguation), for additional topics related to these ships' namesake
- USS Enterprise (BLDG 7115), commissioned building (27 May 2005 – June 2011)
- Enterprise, a steamboat that participated in the Battle of New Orleans
- Enterprise, a J-class racing yacht that won the America's Cup in 1930
- USTS Kennedy (T-AK-5059), former USTS Enterprise (2003–2008)
- HMS Enterprise, any of fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy
References
- ↑ http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/enterprise/Documents/Enterprise/the_legend.html
- ↑ Enterprise (1776)
- 1 2 "Navy To Name Next Ford Class Carrier Enterprise". 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 Jul 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2012..
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