Keith Outten
04-10-2018, 10:16 AM
There are a lot of Sailors here, there may be many who served on The Enterprise who would be interested in her final stage of service. In 1971 I worked for Nuclear Service and Construction Company, we had a contract to modify the new steam generators that were built to replace the original generators so I have my own personal connection to this mighty warship. For weeks I climbed inside the primary side of all the new generators operating a purge for the welders in our shop who were modifying the generator tubes.
Many times I have had the pleasure of watching "The Big E" moving in and out of Hampton Roads, it was a majestic sight to say the least and the people of Hampton Roads who built Enterprise were particularly proud of what they accomplished
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Hugh Lessig
(http://www.dailypress.com/dp-bio-hugh-lessig-20141027-staff.html#nt=byline)Contact: Reporterhlessig@dailypress.com
The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding (http://www.dailypress.com/topic/business/manufacturing-engineering/defense-equipment/newport-news-shipbuilding-ORCRP017309-topic.html) have officially pulled the plug on the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, ending a painstaking, never-before-done process that began several years ago.
The completed inactivation of the former USS Enterprise was confirmed Monday by officials at the Sea-Air-Space 2018 exposition in National Harbor, Md.
However, the ship won’t be leaving the area anytime soon.
It is expected to remain at Newport News until 2021, possibly longer, while the Navy assesses the environmental impact of disposal options, said Capt. John Markowicz of Naval Sea Systems Command. Several scenarios remain on the table, Markowicz said. The ship could be towed to Puget Sound, where other nuclear vessels have been disposed. But it could also be handled commercially.
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The USS Enterprise was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The Big E was decommissioned on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony took place nearly 59 years to the day from its keel-laying on Feb. 4, 1958.
(Daily Press, U.S. Navy, Newport News Shipbuilding)
The shipyard completed its base contract work on Enterprise in December. The government recently finalized its review and certification of the paperwork.
The Newport News yard, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (http://www.dailypress.com/topic/huntington-ingalls-industries/ORCRP0017691-topic.html), is the nation’s sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
Enterprise is the only ship of its class and served the country for 51 years. It defended the nation’s interests from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was the forerunner of the Nimitz-class ships that now make up the bulk of the carrier fleet.
Enterprise completed its final combat deployment in 2012. It was towed from Naval Station Norfolk to the Newport News shipyard in June 2013.
The deactivation process required more than 1,000 shipbuilders who defueled Enterprise’s eight nuclear reactors, inactivated its propulsion systems and prepared its hull for final tow.
Shipbuilders are currently doing advance work on the newest Enterprise, which will be the third carrier in the Gerald R. Ford class.
Many times I have had the pleasure of watching "The Big E" moving in and out of Hampton Roads, it was a majestic sight to say the least and the people of Hampton Roads who built Enterprise were particularly proud of what they accomplished
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From:
Hugh Lessig
(http://www.dailypress.com/dp-bio-hugh-lessig-20141027-staff.html#nt=byline)Contact: Reporterhlessig@dailypress.com
The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding (http://www.dailypress.com/topic/business/manufacturing-engineering/defense-equipment/newport-news-shipbuilding-ORCRP017309-topic.html) have officially pulled the plug on the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, ending a painstaking, never-before-done process that began several years ago.
The completed inactivation of the former USS Enterprise was confirmed Monday by officials at the Sea-Air-Space 2018 exposition in National Harbor, Md.
However, the ship won’t be leaving the area anytime soon.
It is expected to remain at Newport News until 2021, possibly longer, while the Navy assesses the environmental impact of disposal options, said Capt. John Markowicz of Naval Sea Systems Command. Several scenarios remain on the table, Markowicz said. The ship could be towed to Puget Sound, where other nuclear vessels have been disposed. But it could also be handled commercially.
<figure data-role="imgsize_item" class="trb_em_ic_figure"> http://www.trbimg.com/img-590a148c/turbine/dp-nws-enterprise-moved-20170503/750/750x422</figure> (http://www.dailypress.com/news/military/dp-nws-enterprise-moved-20170503-story.html)
The USS Enterprise was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The Big E was decommissioned on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony took place nearly 59 years to the day from its keel-laying on Feb. 4, 1958.
(Daily Press, U.S. Navy, Newport News Shipbuilding)
The shipyard completed its base contract work on Enterprise in December. The government recently finalized its review and certification of the paperwork.
The Newport News yard, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (http://www.dailypress.com/topic/huntington-ingalls-industries/ORCRP0017691-topic.html), is the nation’s sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
Enterprise is the only ship of its class and served the country for 51 years. It defended the nation’s interests from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was the forerunner of the Nimitz-class ships that now make up the bulk of the carrier fleet.
Enterprise completed its final combat deployment in 2012. It was towed from Naval Station Norfolk to the Newport News shipyard in June 2013.
The deactivation process required more than 1,000 shipbuilders who defueled Enterprise’s eight nuclear reactors, inactivated its propulsion systems and prepared its hull for final tow.
Shipbuilders are currently doing advance work on the newest Enterprise, which will be the third carrier in the Gerald R. Ford class.