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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

US Navy to name third Ford-class aircraft carrier 'Enterprise'

USS Enterprise (CVN-80) |The US Navy has named the third Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier 'Enterprise', navy secretary Ray Mabus has revealed during the decommissioning ceremony of Enterprise-class aircraft carrier, CVN 65.

The name has been selected to honour the US Navy's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, CVN 65, which has served the country for more than five decades.

The future USS Enterprise Ford-class aircraft carrier will be designated as CVN 80. It is the ninth vessel to have the name 'Enterprise'.

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