PLATFORM TYPE:   ENTERPRISE CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT
                 CARRIER (CVN)
PLATFORM NAME:   USS ENTERPRISE  CVN 65

DESCRIPTION:     POWER PROJECTION AT SEA THROUGH AIR POWER
SPEED:           33KTS
MANNING:         3,215 SHIPS COMPLEMENT
                 2,480 AIR-WING
DIMENSIONS:      1,123 x 133 x 39 FT
                 FLIGHT DECK 1,046 x 252 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    93,970 FULL LOAD
POWERPLANT:      8 NUCLEAR REACTOR CORES
                 4 TURBINES 288,000 HP
                 4 EMERGENCY DIESEL 10,720 HP
                 4 SHAFTS.

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 3 GMLS MK29 OCTUPLE LAUNCHERS
                 FOR THE NATO SEA SPARROW

GUNS:            3 20mm 6-BARREL VULCAN PHALANX

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-48E
                       SPS-49(V)5
                       HUGHES MK23 TAS
    (FIRE CTRL):       6 MK95
                       3 MK91 MFCS FOR THE NATO SEA SPARROW

    (SURFACE SRCH):    SPS-67

    (NAVIGATION):      SPN-64(V)9

    (CARRIER CONTROL AND APPROACH):
                       SPN-41
                       SPN- 43A
                       2 SPN-46

    (TACAN):           URN-25

ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS:
    (ESM/ECM):         SLQ-32(V)4
    (ECM):             4 SRBOC 6-BARREL MK36 IR FLARE
                       AND CHAFF SYSYEMS
                       SSTDS (SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE
                       SYSTEM)
                       SLQ-36 NIXIE

COMBAT DATA SYSTEMS:
                       NTDS/ACDS TACTICAL AND
                       ADVANCED COMBAT DIRECTION
                       LINKS 4A,11 AND 14
                       JOTS
                       POSTS
                       CIVIC
                       UMM-1(V)1
                       SSQ-82

SATCOM:
                       SSR-1
                       WSC-3 (UHF)
                       WSC-6 (SHF)
                       USC-38 (EHF)

AIRCRAFT:
                       20 F-14 TOMCATS
                       20 F-18 HORNETS
                        5 EA-6B PROWLERS
                        5 E-2C HAWKEYES
                       10 S-3A/B VIKINGS
                       16 A-6E 
                        4 KA-6D 
                        6 SH-3  HELICOPTERS
                        6 SH-60 HELICOPTERS

COUNTRY:               USA
COMMENTS:              IMPROVED FORRESTAL CLASS
                       AUTHORIZIED IN FY 1958. THE USS
                       ENTERPRISE WAS THE WORLD'S
                       FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT
                       CARRIER.

 
