USS Enterprise (CVN-80) explained

USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third to be built for the United States Navy.[1] [2] 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.[3]

Naming

On 1 December 2012, during the presentation of a pre-recorded speech at the inactivation ceremony for, then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that CVN-80 would be named Enterprise.[4] She will be the ninth ship and the third aircraft carrier in the history of the United States Navy to bear the name.[2] CVN-80 will also be the first American supercarrier not to be named in honor of a person since was commissioned in 1966. In December 2016, Mabus chose Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles to sponsor the ship.[5]

Hangar

The CVN-80 has a direct upgrade in hangar space from its predecessor CVN-79, the internal hangar can house up to 50 mid-sized aircraft such as the F-35C, up to 20 mid-sized helicopters such as the Sikorsky HH-60H and several more large refueling and radar surveillance aircraft.

Construction

CVN-80 is being built by Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. CVN-80 is the first aircraft carrier completely designed and built through digital platforms.[6] The first cut of steel ceremony, marking the beginning of fabrication of the ship's components, was held on 21 August 2017,[7] with the ship's sponsors Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles present.[8] Construction began in advance of the purchase contract and construction award, in early 2018.[9] Steel from CVN-65 will be recycled and used in the construction of CVN-80.[10] As of August 2022, approximately 20,000 pounds of steel from CVN-65 has been salvaged and recycled for inclusion into CVN-80,[11] with another 15,000 pounds still to be processed, for a total of 35,000 pounds. Enterprise will also incorporate four portholes taken from CV-6, her World War II predecessor.[12] Enterprise will replace and is scheduled to be launched in November 2025, with a planned delivery date of March 2028.[13] This date has since slipped to September 2029, citing suppliers’ slow recovery from production disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.[14]

The ship's keel was laid, with no specific ceremony, on 5 April 2022, three weeks ahead of schedule. The shipbuilder held an official keel-laying ceremony on 27 August of the same year.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Navy To Name Next Ford Class Carrier Enterprise. 1 December 2012. 26 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121203030529/http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/navy-to-name-next-ford-class-carrier-enterprise. 3 December 2012.
  2. Web site: 1 December 2012 . News Release - Navy's Next Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier to be Named Enterprise . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213074550/http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=15708 . 13 December 2012 . 1 December 2012 . U.S. Navy.
  3. Web site: 28 December 2018 . HII gets additional $228m for Enterprise (CVN 80) long lead time materials . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228134922/https://navaltoday.com/2018/12/28/hii-gets-additional-228m-for-enterprise-cvn-80-long-lead-time-materials/ . 28 December 2018 . 26 March 2019 . Naval Today.
  4. Web site: 1 December 2012 . Enterprise, Navy's First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier, Inactivated . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121202002639/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=70899 . 2 December 2012 . 10 December 2015 . U.S. Navy.
  5. Web site: 21 December 2016 . Olympians Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles chosen as USS Enterprise sponsors . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305183346/http://www.13newsnow.com/news/military/olympians-katie-ledecky-simone-biles-chosen-as-uss-enterprise-sponsors/376056803 . 5 March 2017 . 17 August 2017 . 13 News Now.
  6. Web site: 28 August 2022 . HII Lays Keel of Future USS Enterprise (CVN 80) Aircraft Carrier . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828161222/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/08/hii-lays-keel-of-future-uss-enterprise-cvn-80-aircraft-carrier/ . 28 August 2022 . Naval News.
  7. Web site: Mitchell . Becca . 21 August 2017 . First cut of steel kicks off construction of the aircraft carrier Enterprise at Newport News Shipbuilding . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822102718/http://wtkr.com/2017/08/21/first-cut-of-steel-to-kick-off-construction-of-the-aircraft-carrier-enterprise-at-newport-news-shipbuilding/ . 22 August 2017 . WKTR.
  8. Web site: 24 August 2017 . Huntington Ingalls Industries celebrates ceremonial steel-cut for aircraft carrier Enterprise (cvn 80) at newport news shipbuilding . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926221234/https://hii.com/news/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-celebrates-ceremonial-steel-cut-for-aircraft-carrier-enterprise-cvn-80-at-newport-news-shipbuilding/ . 26 September 2022 . 24 August 2017 . Huntington Ingalls Industries.
  9. Web site: Crews, Joanna . 11 April 2018 . HII shipbuilding division inactivates Navy's USS Enterprise; Chris Miner comments . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231021104914/https://executivebiz.com/2018/04/hii-shipbuilding-division-inactivates-navys-uss-enterprise-chris-miner-comments/ . 21 October 2023 . Executive Biz.
  10. News: Corillo . Todd . 3 February 2017 . World's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier officially decommissioned . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203192921/http://wtkr.com/2017/02/03/worlds-first-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise-officially-decommissioned/ . 3 February 2017 . 3 February 2017 . WKTR.
  11. Web site: Katz . Justin . 27 August 2022 . Ninth of its name: HII, Navy lays the keel for next Enterprise . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220827171426/https://breakingdefense.com/2022/08/ninth-of-its-name-hii-navy-lays-the-keel-for-next-enterprise/ . 27 August 2022 . 29 August 2022 . Breaking Defense . en-US.
  12. Web site: Lessig . High . 11 August 2014 . The long goodbye: World's first nuclear aircraft carrier going dark . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002174423/https://www.dailypress.com/business/dp-nws-enterprise-inactivation-20140811-story.html . 2 October 2022 . 8 July 2022 . Daily Press.
  13. Web site: Ronald O'Rourke . 26 July 2012 . Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231219041841/https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/RS20643.pdf . 19 December 2023 . 1 December 2012 . Congressional Research Service.
  14. Web site: Shelbourne . Mallory . 2024-03-15 . Aircraft Carrier Enterprise Delivery Delayed by 18 Months, Says Navy . 2024-07-31 . USNI News . en-US.

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