CVN-65 Enterprise
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Virginia |
| Ordered | November 15, 1957 |
| Number of Designers | 915 |
| Number of Drawings Made | 16,100 |
| Miles of Blueprints Made | 2,400 |
| Keel Laid | February 4, 1958 |
| Launched | September 24, 1960 |
| Commissioned | November 25, 1961 |
| Maiden Voyage | January 12, 1962 |
| Power Plant | Eight nuclear reactors, four shafts |
| Horsepower | 200,000+ |
| Top Speed | 30+ knots |
| Number of Nuclear Reactors | 8 A2W (Lifespan around 20 years) |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Propellers | 4 (32 tons each) |
| Rudders | 4 (35 tons each) |
| Anchors | 2 (30 tons each) |
| Speed | 30+ knots (34.5 miles per hour) - official estimate 35 knots reported |
| Length, overall | 1,123 feet [? 1,101 feet 2 inches (335.64 meters)] |
| Flight Deck Width | 252 feet (75.6 meters) |
| Beam | 257 feet overall / 133 feet waterline (39.9 meters) |
| Height (Keel to Mast) | 250 feet |
| Displacement | 89,600 tons (80,640 metric tons) full load |
| Length of Ventilation | About 37 miles |
| Length of Electrical Cables | About 625 miles |
| Water Distillation Plant Capacity | 350,000 gallons daily |
| Water Displacement | 94,781 tons |
| Number of Compartments | 3,500+ |
| Aircraft | 85 |
| Flight Deck Area | 4.5 acres |
| Hangar Bay Area | 3.5 acres |
| Number of Catapults | 4 (steam) |
| Catapult Length | 286 feet |
| Landing Area | 344 feet |
| Elevators | 4 |
| Armament |
Sea Sparrow missiles 3 Phalanx CIWS 20mm mounts |
| Combat Systems |
SPS-48C/E SPS-49 SPS-67 3 Mk91 Fire Control SLQ-29 EW WLR- 1 ESM WLR-11 ESM |
| Crew | Ship's Company: 3,350 - Air Wing 2,480 |
| Daily Meals Served Underway | 20,000+ |
| Services | General Store, 2 Gyms, 2 Barber Shops, Laundromat, Print Shop, Chapel, Library, Television Station and Studio, Coffee Shop, Daily Newspaper distributed underway |
| Original Cost to Build | $451.3 million |
| Unit Operating Cost Annual Average | ~$220,000,000 [source: [FY1996 VAMOSC] |
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