The Big E
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The Big E is the famous World War II-era U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), renowned for its pivotal role and distinguished combat record in the Pacific Theater.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Enterprise (CV-6) | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
ⓘ
World War II warship ⓘ Yorktown-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupType | carrier air group ⓘ |
| awarded |
Navy Unit Commendation
ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
|
| battleHonors | 20 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | about 109 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newport News, Virginia ⓘ |
| carriedAircraftType |
dive bombers
ⓘ
fighters ⓘ torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1938-05-12 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 2,200 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1947-02-17 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 19,800 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 25,500 tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Big E ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1934-07-16 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1936-10-03 ⓘ |
| length | about 824 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| notableEvent | damaged multiple times by bombs and kamikaze attacks but repeatedly returned to service ⓘ |
| notableFor | most decorated U.S. Navy ship of World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Yorktown (CV-5) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| scrappingBeganOn | 1958-01-01 ⓘ |
| serviceEndEra | early Cold War ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Yorktown class ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| tookPartIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor (aftermath operations)
Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Doolittle Raid support operations ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form:
Iwo Jima campaign
Marianas campaign ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Enterprise (CV-6)