USS Enterprise (CV-6)

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United States Navy ship World War II warship Yorktown-class aircraft carrier aircraft carrier

USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a famed U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier and one of the most decorated American warships of World War II, playing a pivotal role in multiple Pacific Theater battles.

Aliases (5)

CV-6 ×1
USS Enterprise ×1
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) ×1
USS Enterprise air group ×1
United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy ship → World War II warship → Yorktown-class aircraft carrier → aircraft carrier →
aircraftTypeOperated	Douglas SBD Dauntless → Grumman F4F Wildcat → Grumman F6F Hellcat → Grumman TBF Avenger →
airGroupCapacity	about 90 aircraft (varied over time) →
armament	anti-aircraft guns →
battleHonors	20 battle stars (U.S. Navy count) for World War II →
beam	about 109 feet →
builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company →
commissioned	May 12, 1938 →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States of America →
crewComplement	approximately 2,200 officers and enlisted →
decommissioned	February 17, 1947 →
decoration	Presidential Unit Citation →
displacement	approximately 20,000 tons standard →
fate	sold for scrap →
followedBy	USS Hornet (CV-8) →
homeportDuringWWII	various Pacific bases including Pearl Harbor →
hullNumber	CV-6 →
laidDown	July 16, 1934 →
launched	October 3, 1936 →
length	about 824 feet →
maximumSpeed	about 32.5 knots →
namesake	Enterprise (tradition of U.S. Navy ships named Enterprise) →
nickname	The Big E →
notableEngagement	Attack on Pearl Harbor (operations around Hawaii on December 7, 1941) → Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Midway → Battle of the Eastern Solomons → Battle of the Philippine Sea → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands → Doolittle Raid → Guadalcanal Campaign → Okinawa campaign →
notableFeature	survived multiple major Pacific battles despite heavy damage →
operator	United States Navy →
placeBuilt	Newport News, Virginia →
precededBy	USS Yorktown (CV-5) →
propulsion	4 shafts → steam turbines →
scrapped	1958 →
shipClass	Yorktown class →
sponsor	Lulie Swanson →
status	one of the most decorated U.S. ships of World War II →
successor	USS Enterprise (CVN-65) →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lulie Swanson → USS South Dakota (BB-57) →	associatedWith
Lulie Swanson → Lulie Swanson ("United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6)") →	sponsored
Battle of the Philippine Sea →	aircraftCarrierInvolved
Kaga ("USS Enterprise air group") →	attackedBy
Stephen Decatur ("USS Enterprise") →	commanded
USS Yorktown (CV-5) →	followedBy
USS Enterprise (CV-6) ("CV-6") →	hullNumber
Battle of Midway →	involvedShipUnitedStates
Yorktown class →	ship
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands →	shipDamaged
USS Yorktown (CV-5) →	sisterShip
USS Enterprise (CV-6) ("USS Enterprise (CVN-65)") →	successor
Doolittle Raid →	supportedBy
Battle off Cape Engaño →	U.S.CarrierParticipated