What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. Commissioned in 1961, it revolutionized ...

Dec. 1, 2012: The crew of the USS Enterprise stands at attention after disembarking the ship during the inactivation ceremony for the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise at Naval ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015.

The crew of the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise disembark during the inactivation ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in Norfolk, Va.

On March 11, 2012, USS Enterprise (CVN-65)—the world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier and the oldest active combat ship in the U.S. Navy—left Norfolk on her final deployment.

NORFOLK, Va. — When the makers of “Top Gun” were filming on board the USS Enterprise, they donated a set of black fuzzy dice to liven up the ship’s otherwise drab interior.

NORFOLK, Va. — The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015.

The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015. The USS Enterprise ...

ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE — The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ended its remarkable career at sea on Sunday when it pulled into its home port for the final time after ...

3 of 8 — The world's largest ship, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, is shown leaving Newport News, Va., with a five-tugboat escort during initial sea trials in 1961. 4 of 8 ...

3 of 8 — The world's largest ship, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, is shown leaving Newport News, Va., with a five-tugboat escort during initial sea trials in 1961. 4 of 8 ...

NORFOLK, Va. -- The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015. The ...