The USS Enterprise (CV-6) was an American aircraft carrier built in 1934, launched in October 1936 and commissioned by the US Navy in May 1938. The ship was 252 m long, 33.4 m wide and had a total displacement of 25,500 tons at launch. The maximum speed of the USS Enterprise was around 32-33 knots, and its main armament consisted of 90 embarked aircraft.

The USS Enterprise was the second aircraft carrier of the Yorktown class. The experience gained from operating Lexington-type ships was applied to the construction of this type. First of all, it was decided to build relatively large carriers, with the emphasis on the number of aircraft taken on and maximum speed, to the detriment of armor plating. They were thus moving in the same direction as the Japanese designers, and in the opposite direction to the British Royal Navy. It should be added that the construction of the aircraft carrier popularly known as the “Big E” was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to rebuild the American economy after the Great Depression of 1929. 
During her long and well-earned service, the USS Enterprise was modernized several times: in 1940, she received an air surveillance radar (type CXAM-1), and later in 1942, she received a new SC-2 radar. During the fighting in the Pacific, the anti-aircraft weapons were also modified, which in October 1943 had 40 40mm guns and 50 20mm guns. At the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, the USS Enterprise was near Pearl Harbor and, shortly after the Japanese attack, took part in an unsuccessful search for her attackers. In April 1942, the carrier covered the famous Doolittle Raid in Tokyo. Following this operation, she played one of the most important roles in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Later in 1942, the USS Enterprise was actively involved in naval operations in the Guadalcanal area, including the Battle of Santa Cruz Island. In November 1943, she covered the American landings on Tarawa and Makin. In early 1944, he took part in the fighting in the Marshall Islands and, in June of the same year, in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In 1945, she supported American operations on Iwo-Jima and Okinawa, being damaged in the process. She was taken off the line and scrapped in 1960. The USS Enterprise was one of the most distinguished and decorated ships of the US Navy during the Second World War.

 

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