Aircraft Carriers: USS Enterprise CVN-65

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USS Enterprise....April 10th 1962.
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USS Enterprise....2012.
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and in 1969............ :( DFO
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Horrendous

USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)_burning,_stern_view.jpg

Black smoke rises from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) in the aftermath of a fire that occurred while she was underway conducting air operations near Hawaii (USA) on 14 January 1969. The massive fire started when a Zuni rocket accidentally exploded under the wing of an F-4. Some of the subsequent 18 explosions were 500-lb. bombs cooking off in multiples, leaving 20-foot holes in the armored flight deck. Losses totalled 28 dead, 343 wounded, and 15 aircraft destroyed.

Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.125.061
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That brings back memories of the Forrestal a few years earlier Harry when a blastshield failed on the Catapult . Nearly finished her . Saw her after she limped into Olongapo , Philippines.
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USS Enterprise,showing her original SCANFAR Phased Array System,c1964.
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Brian James wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:00 am USS Enterprise,showing her original SCANFAR Phased Array System,c1964.
.... and of course the so called 'Beehive' structure (said to be 3 storeys high); formed of multitudinous advanced Electronic Warfare ESM/ECM antenna arrays that surmounted the box shaped superstructure (Island) subsequently removed along with the AN/SPS-32 & AN/SPS33 antenna arrays.
USSEnterpriseIsland67_(4409751346) wiki..jpg

Source; Wikimedia Commons
before anyone asks, Nope; I have never tried to count them all :)
nor have I discovered the frequency range covered by the system :oops:


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Source; Seaforces-online CVN-65 USS Enterprise History 1965 - 2012

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One wonders was the 'Beehive' structure - complete with all the antenna - preserved? .... if so, did it find a home in a Naval Museum somewhere in the USA? .... if not, IMO it was a perfect example of a feature that deserved to be preserved.
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To read a few more posts on Enterprise (CVN-65) ESM/ECM Antenna arrays - go to the General Naval Topics section; Ships/Boats Equipment forum; Domes, Cones & Cylinder shaped sensors thread .... (and now we have Wedge shaped antenna the AN/SLQ-17).
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Moving back 2 posts to Harry's lovely image of Enterprise could some knowledgeable member positively identify the jet on its own in the centre at the back facing forward please. Originally i suspected F 1-11 but that is a non starter.

Much appreciated. Culverin.
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Culverin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:22 pm Moving back 2 posts to Harry's lovely image of Enterprise could some knowledgeable member positively identify the jet on its own in the centre at the back facing forward please. Originally i suspected F 1-11 but that is a non starter.

Much appreciated. Culverin.
Looks like an RA-5C (or variant) Vigilante to me Sean - all same-same (well - similar) to this fella:-
VIG NIM80'S.jpg


or this RA-5C gate sentry:-
vigillante ra-5c_07_of_82.jpg
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