USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The keel of this unit was laid in 1958, the launching took place in September 1960, and the commissioning into the US Navy took place in 1961. The overall length of the ship was 342 meters, the beam overall was 78.4 meters, and its total displacement was about 93,000 tons. The maximum speed was up to 33 knots. The onboard armament included, among others: three Sea Sparrow rocket launchers and three sets of 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS. Later, two launchers for the RIM-116 missile were also added. The aircraft carrier could carry up to 90 aircraft on board, but normally operated 60-70 aircraft and helicopters. USS Enterprise (CVN-65, commonly known as Big "E") was the first and only ship of its type. Very high construction costs, well above the original assumption, led to the cancellation of five planned units of this type. The USS Enterprise, however, was unique not only in this, but also because it was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in history to have up to eight nuclear reactors on board! The unit received very modern electronic equipment for its time in the form of SCANFAR radar. The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), shortly after its entry into service, took part in the maritime blockade of Cuba in 1962. Two years later, it operated in the Mediterranean. The unit also took an active part in the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975), fighting there from the very beginning. In 1969, a tragic accident occurred on the aircraft carrier, the self-ignition of one of the missiles, killing 28 people and injuring 334. In 1986, the USS Enterprise became the first nuclear aircraft carrier to pass through the Suez Canal. Shortly thereafter, the carrier's aircraft bombed targets in Libya. The unit was decommissioned in 2012. We do not ship to the Canary Islands.