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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Enterprise |
| Namesake | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) |
| Awarded | 23 May 2016 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | November 2025 (planned)[4] |
| Sponsored by | Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles |
| Commissioned | 2029 (planned)[5] |
| Identification | CVN-80 |
| Status | Under construction[6] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load)[7] |
| Length | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Beam | 134 ft (41 m) |
| Draft | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Installed power | Two A1B nuclear reactors |
| Propulsion | Four shafts |
| Speed | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Complement | 4,660 |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | More than 80, approx. up to 90 combat aircraft |
| Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck |
USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy.[8][9] She will be the ninth United States naval vessel and third aircraft carrier to bear the name, and is scheduled to be in operation by 2029. Her construction began in August 2017 with a steel-cutting ceremony.[10]
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- ^ "Laying the Foundation for Enterprise (CVN 80) – June 2022". YouTube. 3 August 2022.
- ^ "HII Ceremoniously Lays Keel Of Enterprise (CVN 80) Aircraft Carrier". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022.
- ^ Malone, Capt. Phillip (May 6, 2019). "Sea Air Space Exposition: John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Enterprise (CVN 80) & Unnamed (CVN 81) – Two Ship Buy" (PDF). navsea.navy.mil. Naval Sea Systems Command. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Shelbourne, Mallory (15 March 2024). "Aircraft Carrier Enterprise Delivery Delayed by 18 Months, Says Navy". usni.org. U.S. Naval Institute.
- ^ Mitchell, Becca (10 April 2018). "Newport News Shipbuilding says inactivation of former USS Enterprise is complete". WTKR. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Aircraft Carriers - CVN". Fact File. United States Navy. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Navy To Name Next Ford Class Carrier Enterprise". 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "News Release - Navy's Next Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier to be Named Enterprise". U.S. Navy. 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "HII gets additional $228m for Enterprise (CVN 80) long lead time materials". Naval Today. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.