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Default First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Launched at Newport News, Virginia – 24 Septem

The Big “E” By Captain Vincent P. de Poix, U. S. Navy, published in the June 1962 issue of Proceedings magazine: From an operational standpoint, the ability of Enterprise to accelerate and decelerate merits first mention. In both cases our capability exceeds any conventional aircraft carrier. This capability is of tremendous benefit when carrying out [...]

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