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USS Enterprise CV-6
Scrapped
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, one of the most celebrated warships of World War II. She is often nicknamed "The Big E" and became the most decorated U.S. warship of the war.
Kits of this ship
+ Add a kit| 1/350 USN Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise CV-6 1944 | Yankee Modelworks | 1:350 | Resin | Available | |
No image | USS Enterprise 1942 (Deluxe Edition) | Flyhawk | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
| USS Enterprise CV-6 | Revell | 1:1200 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| USS Enterprise CV-6 | Trumpeter | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| USS Enterprise CV-6 Modeler's Edition | Academy | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| USS Enterprise CV-6 | Trumpeter | 1:200 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
No image | Model Set USS Enterprise CV-6 | Revell | 1:1200 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
| USS Enterprise CV-6 | Academy | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| USS Enterprise CV-6 (1/350, ex-Merit) | I Love Kit | 1:350 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6) | Meng Model | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier | Tamiya | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
| USS Enterprise 1942 (Standard) | Flyhawk | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available | |
No image | USS Enterprise CV-6 'Battle of Midway' (80th Anniversary) | Academy | 1:700 | Injection-Molded Plastic | Available |
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Resources
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- Wikipedia: USS Enterprise (CV-6)Website
Comprehensive overview article with full specifications, service history, and armament changes useful for a modeler.
Museums & archives
- NHHC: Enterprise (CV-6) 'The Big E' Feature PageMuseum
NHHC feature page detailing battle honors, notable quotes, and key photographs of the carrier.
- NHHC: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Photo Collection SummaryMuseum
Official Naval History and Heritage Command summary of the ship's WWII career and decorations.
Photos
- Wikimedia Commons: USS Enterprise (CV-6) in Puget Sound, September 1945Photo
Public domain official U.S. Navy photograph showing the ship underway during post-overhaul trials, useful as a reference image for hull and deck details.
History
Service history
Commissioned on 12 May 1938 at Newport News, Virginia, Enterprise was at sea near Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on 7 December 1941 and went on to participate in nearly every major carrier action against Japan, including the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of Midway, the Guadalcanal campaign (Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz, and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal), the Marianas operation, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns. She was damaged by kamikaze attacks in 1945 and returned to the U.S. to help transport servicemen home after Japan's surrender.
Notable facts
Enterprise earned 20 battle stars, more than any other U.S. Navy ship, along with the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy Unit Commendation, and the British Admiralty Pennant — the only U.S. warship ever awarded the latter. Despite a postwar public campaign to preserve her as a museum ship in Washington, D.C., insufficient funds led to her being decommissioned in 1947 and eventually sold for scrapping, being broken up between 1958 and 1960.