USS Enterprise in History
USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is a powerful aircraft carrier that is expected to strengthen the power of the United States Navy fleet in 2028. This aircraft carrier is so great that it comes to be the third Gerald Ford-class which constructing after USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79).
The Name of USS Enterprise
The name of this ship has a long history because this aircraft carrier has carried that name three times. The first, USS Enterprise (CV-6), is a US Navy aircraft carrier with a Yorktown-class carrier operating in the 1930s, the second USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was decommissioned on February 3, 2017. She also was called “Big E.” This aircraft carrier is the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the US Navy. The third, here’s the future Gerald R. Ford-class: USS Enterprise (CVN-80) as the main topic in this article.
On December 1, 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the CVN-80 would have the name “Enterprise” when giving the speech during the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) decommissioning ceremony.
Construction of CVN-80
The construction of the CVN-80 aircraft carrier is currently being accelerated by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) as a contractor. Newport News Shipbuilding Huntington Ingalls Industries is located in Newport News, Virginia. At the start of construction, the first steel cutting ceremony was held on August 21, 2017, which was attended by the ship’s sponsors, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles.
The future USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will re-use an important component of CVN-65 like steel, as we know that an aircraft carrier construction, steel is very necessary. In this case, the experts estimate the USS Enterprise needs Approximately 67,000 tons of steel in the construction.
The progress of construction CVN-65 until April 2022 has reached 13%. If it is finished, the USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is planned to replace the service of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in November 2025.
Newport News launched Ford Class USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) on October 29, 2019, and christened on December 7, 2019. And Now, HII is constructing the USS Enterprise (CVN-80) and USS Dorris Miller (CVN-81), which are planned to be operational in 2032. HII also takes the mid-maintenance of the USS John Stennis (CVN-74) and the USS George Washington (CVN-73).
The Future USS Dorris Miller (CVN-81) is estimated to be worth $24 billion and contracted with HII in 2019.