USS Enterprise (CV-6) - Guide 063
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2018
- The USS Enterprise, a Yorktown class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy is today's subject.
Next on the list:
-Courageous class
-HMS Glorious
-Erebus class
-Salamis (NB)
-B-65 class (NB)
-Deutschland class (pre-Dreadnought)
-G3 class (NB)
-USS North Carolina
-Tillman Battleship Special
-Deutschland class (1930)
-KMS Graf Spee
-Tone class
-HMS Warrior (1860)
-IRN Potemkin
-Hipper class
-KMS Prinz Eugen
-Yamato class
-Italia class
-Tsesarevich
-Βασίλισσα Ολγα (Basilissa Olga)
-Nagato class
-Monitor Parnaiba
-G-class destroyer
-HMS Glowworm
-Town class cruisers
-USS Wichita
-Lord Nelson class
-Essex class
-Slava (Pre-dreadnought)
-USS Massachusetts
-Pensacola class
-HIJMS Oyodo
-Riachuelo (NB)
-I-19
-HMS Ark Royal
-ORP Błyskawica
-USS West Virginia
-Amagi Class
-Tosa Class
-Alaska class
-Derfflinger class
-Yorktown class
-Tre Kronor class
-Nelson class
-Gato class
-Admiralen class
-H class (NB)
-Greek 'Monarch' class destroyers
-'Habbakuk' project
-USS Texas
-USS Olympia
-HIJMS Mikasa
-County class
-KMS Tirpitz
-Montana class
-Florida class
-USS Salt Lake City
-Storozhevoy
-Flower class
-USS San Juan
-HMS Sheffield
-USS Alaska
-Hipper class
-KMS Prinz Eugen
-USS Texas
-USS Johnston
-Dido class
-Hunt class
Specials:
-Fire Control Systems
-Protected Cruisers
-Scout Cruisers
-Naval Artillery
-Tirpitz (damage history)
As a proud navy pilot I can say with out a shadow of a doubt that I would have spent every dollar I have to preserve the Enterprise. The fact that the ship that inspired our tactics, our training, and our spirits was allowed to be turned into beer cans is a disgrace.
As a person who has a lot of qualms with the modern American armed forces. I probably would have done the same. Just such a lucky and invaluable ship and crew. Lots of history there that's now gone. :/
Fought the entire war, took part in more major actions against Japan than any other us ship, most decorated us ship of the war, and was thought sunk 3 times by the Japanese. The fact that she was one of the three US CVs in the battle of Midway alone should have preserved her. So many "cool" ships that did much less get so much attention, 110% agree very very sad and disgraceful.
It's sad because the government can always find a way to spend money it doesn't have but not where it matters
Probably for imported beer too ,some crappy French stuff 🤢
Remember though that the Enterprise was outdated by the end of the war by the newer Essex and Midway class ships
Enterprise, one of the few warships to have left a battle in better condition than she entered it
She was a blessed ship. Her counterparts and sisters weren't as lucky. Being on an aircraft carrier in WW2 was like playing Russian roulette with 5 bullets.
@@Adino1 Eh...I guess every theatre had atleast one dark and really unforgiving front. For the Germans The Eastern front was hell. For the US it was definetely the entirety off the Pacific. Like imagine fighting a foe that (unlike German soldiers) Wont ever fucking give up. Fighting bitter for every small spec of land in a vast, calm giant of an ocean. Fighting fierce against an enemy that got more dangerous as the hour progressed. You can see why the US just dropped the 2 extinction balls. The Japanese war-support and morale was just too damn high and they fought for every bit of land, just to spite the US because if they want to take Islands they will have to pay dearly for it.
TraMaChi Considering there was a near coup by the Japanese military just before the Emperor’s surrender announcement. Not even dropping Stewie and Peter Griffin on Hiroshima and Nagasaki would have made them quit.
@@tramachi7027
In the lead-up to the invasion of the main islands, the US ordered 400,000 purple hearts....and expected to need a LOT more. We haven't had that many recipents in the 75 years since, I do not think we had half that many.
We expected to have to fight anybody OLD enough to pick up a stick to fight with, (5 years old?)....plus we expected to have to fight anybody YOUNG enough to pick up a stick to fight with, (95?).
A lot of people think it was wrong, but it saved not just allied lives, but Japanese as well....
@@tramachi7027 don't forget too they got inferior supplied n weapons as priority was the European Theatre.
IJN: this crazy lady who I presume dead three times send me this.
Enterprise with a forward elevator blown off: I LIVE BIIITCH!
There will always be an Enterprise, but there can only be one Enterprise.
She must die so she may be reborn a new, She must be Taken to the edge of death so she can return With the fury and fire of hell To use against her enemies.
This is why she can never be turned Into a museum.....This is why she can never be Defeated. You can't kill that Wich is not truly alive and you can't Preserve that Wich is bound to be reborn.
The Enterprise is not a Ship, she's a force of nature.
@@anarchyandempires5452 I came here to watch a video Not feel these feels man
@@1TruNub you expect to watch a video about The Enterprise and not catch feels?
@@anarchyandempires5452 One of the Star Trek novels (Romulan TOS) talks about Romulan ship naming traditions. When Kirk explains what the name "Enterprise" means, the Romulan captain says, basically, "You named a ship after a CONCEPT!? No wonder we've never been able to kill this thing."
Anarchy Empire Well said!
USS Enterprise, crippled: "I'll bite your legs off!"
*Proceeds to do exactly that.*
HMS Warspite: "I like this girl."
To be honest, there is a Kancolle fanfic in which Enterprise uses her flight deck as a sword, is capable of limited submersion and has been using Abyssal corpses as the material with which to repair herself. So yeah, I can imagine her doing that.
@@ladikthrawn7078 hol up....wha??
@@clientcomun1958 I'm not sure what are you confused about.
@@ladikthrawn7078 was confused about the full situation above with a ship using its flight deck as a weapon, regenerating and being a part ww2 sub. i searched kancolle now and it makes sense. don't mind me. thought it was some video game, tv series or game but it still sounded like a weird thing
@@clientcomun1958 if you want the story, then it's Red in Tooth and Claw by CV12Hornet on Fanfiction.net
All other US carriers: **sunk**
Enterprise: It's a target rich environment!
Still hate how she was scrapped after basically being the only ship that could fight Japan until the Essex carriers came into service. RIP CV-6
She, the Saratoga and Ranger were the only carriers to make it through the war for the USN.
@@timclaus8313 and Ranger stayed in the Atlantic!
@@patrickcannady2066 With Ranger being a 'use up the treaty limits' carrier, ti kinda falls in gap between the Independence light carriers and the escort carriers. Small, slow, and cramped. Seeing as the USN did not consider moving the Ranger to the Pacific, it tells you what they thought of the design.
Saratoga was only in a couple of operations and was damaged. The US Navy made her a training ship due to her being outdated.
Enterprise will always be in the US navy. Just as a new carrier. I believe one of the Ford class carriers will be named Enterprise.
There is one thing that should bring a warm spot to the hearts of lovers of the Enterprise line. In 1958, as CV-6 was being dismantled, the portholes from the Captain’s cabin were preserved and sent to the yard where CVN-65 was being built. They were included in her Captain’s cabin. I posted a query about them on one of the defense websites, and received a response from a program manager for CVN-80 that the portholes from CV-6/CVN-65 had been procured and that they would go into CVN-80! What a tradition!!!
Enterprise is immortal
Tons (literally) of steel recycled from CVN-65 is also being used in the construction of CVN-80. Enty was never replaced, she just gets reincarnated every so often so she can keep going.
Can’t wait for the space variants
@@davidvasquez08 Betting they do it too.
Big E is the Dr Who of the Navy. She just regenerates.
It was criminal that the Enterprise was not preserved as a museum ship. If any surviving ship earned it, she did.
That one and Warspite...wish both were still here.
Future Enterprise sign posted in the mess hall: Enterprise vs. the Klingon Empire.
Also: Enterprise vs. the Borg, Enterprise vs. the Dominion, Enterprise vs. the Planet-Killer ...
Another accomplishment of The Enterprise, from her own website: "For a record-setting seven days and six hours between February 23 and March 2 - 174 hours total - Enterprise ran continuous air operations. Day and night, she provided air defense for the Marines on Iwo, the amphibious forces, and her own task group, and also struck at enemy airfields and shipping at Chichi Jima, to the north. Only severe weather forced the Big E to halt flight operations on March 2. The next day, round-the-clock operations resumed and continued until March 9, when Army Air Force planes flying from captured Iwo Jima airfields were able to relieve Night Air Group 90."
Kung Kung'z
Tell that to people who argue CVs in WWII couldn’t operate at night....
Bk Jeong Who said that?
Thank you. My father's blood was in her steel, having served aboard her with Air Group 6, and being wounded at Santa Cruz. When I watch combat footage from the battle, I can't help but wonder if one of the men pictured is Dad.
Once, I mentioned the preservation attempts, and his response was anger at the thought that her honor would be insulted by allowing 'long-hair hippies' to walk her decks.
On a lighter note, she was a propaganda nightmare for the Japanese, who announced her sinking no less than 6 times!
I really don’t understand why the ship’s crew would want their ship scrapped so nobody could see what was the ultimate capital ship in terms of achievements. Seems incredibly selfish to me.
@@bkjeong4302 If they made the legacy of the ship with their bare hands and blood they deserve to be as selfish as they want.
Our family's blood was also shed 4 June 1942. My Uncle died as arear gunner/radioman 2/C 6T6 TBD-1, Bu# 366, Piloted by Tom Eversole from Idaho.
Pete, My dad also served on her during the war. My grandmother supposedly got 7 KIA messages during that time. I also wonder if I'm looking at my teenage father as they pictured the crew. He wore his CV 6 tattoo with pride as he served his 30 year enlistment. Despite the numerous other ships he served on, including CVN 65, CV 6 was "his ship".
It becomes really personal, doesn't it? NOW I wonder if our dads might have known each other, even though your fathers was apparently ship's company while mine was Air Group.
On your father's behalf, thank you.
“Let’s make sure history never forgets the name Enterprise!“
~Picard
Thank you, Mark for the bit of humor you used in naming the Enterprises of Star Trek. Truth be told, I first came to know the name from watching Star Trek in the late 1960s. Then I found out that the Trek Enterprise was named after the WWII aircraft carrier as well as the, at the time, new nuclear powered carrier. That started my lifelong fascination with ships!
You are a gifted writer, that uses dry humor to make points. In fact, sir, you are just plain funny! Thank you for this video, and all the others!
The Brits have mastered Dry Humor lol.
@@lars1701again I think British humor is so dry one might as well use the term anhydrous.
Not to mention the sailing ships, Not s illustrious as the Carrier, or even old ironsides, but still interesting part of the name's history.
Wasn't one of the original frigates of the Continental Navy also named Enterprise?
@@Joisey11 Yes, it was stolen from the BRITISH navy...
As an interesting side note there have been fourteen HMS Enterprises, one HMS Enterprize in addition to the eight (soon to be nine) USS Enterprises. Not to mention privately owned ships and one space shuttle. Gene Roddenberry would have been proud.
Does anyone remember Battle 360: Enterprise?
My Uncles death had a great impact on the family.my Dad Mother were close dad (Adron) b.1915, Ruth 1917 and John Udell Lane b.1918. Were like 3 peas in a pod. Their several fights when Udell tried to join "The Navy", very heavily fought against my grandmother. He went to Great Lakes in 1937 trained in radio and served on USS LEXINGTON, USS YORKTOWN, last USS ENERPRISE. SOMETIME he voluteered for air crew. My oldest son has his log book, notes early raids on the Marshalls. One log was noted "suicide mission." He was with Enterprise up through 4 June 1942. Both Udell and my father liked airplanes and dad told me that Udell had written that dad hadn't seen any good planes. I told dad udell hadn't either. The Douglas Devastator was a plane of interest when debuting in 1937. The Navy's first all metal monoplane. Early on it got good reviews. Their was not good ir any intelligence on what IJN had, the Kate was far superior, and IJN Pilot Training was severe with corpral punishment. The TBD-1 was a gut less, best if flown low and slow, if there was any choice. A performace plane it wasn't. I don't think they had any idea what a zero was. The TBD-1 was a three seater,the 3rd seat was for a bombardier. Most of the time only two men crewed the plane (the pilot and the radioman,rear gunner. The Navy did not have enough of the TBD-1's and so on 4 June 42 TBD-1's were deficient in number. A full squadron should have 15 planes. Only Topedo Squadron 8 had 15. All 15 were shot down that day. Out of 30 men only Pilot George Gay survived. My uncles squadron commander crashed his plane on the fantail and rode trip to the battle in sickbay. On 4 June he surprised every one by coming up saying "I'll take my boy's in." ONLY FOUR of 14 TBD-!'s returned to Enterprise. Yorktown taking serious damage at the Battle of Coral Sea was rushed back to Pearl Harbor. Repair Group reported to Admiral Halsey that they needed weejs to repair Yorktown and Admiral Halsey told them they hadlike 24 hrs to fix her. And so Enterprise left alone for Midway and Yorktown followed next day, both missing ISN Submarines posted in the suspected route of the carriers to Midway. As they say the rest history. Up untill 4 june the prior six months, everyone was getting their asses kicked. Like many battles many people lost their relatives and friends, 4 June was a day of great loss. We had Gaudalcanal to struggle through and the Uss Wasp and USS HORNET to lose, Enterprise damaged several times. It was an epic like the Trojan War, But it was a MIRACLE if ever there was one.
Yes, I have the disk copies
Jonathan Stiles
I personally do not know why you say it sucks since it is all historically based unlike what they make now a days, for me and most people who have seen it, we enjoyed it
Fun Fact: The founder of Enterprise Rent a car Jack C. Taylor flew a F6F Hellcat during the war from CV-6 he went on to become a billionaire. If you saw the original airing of Battle 360 Enterprise it was brought to us "with limited commercial interruption by Enterprise Rent A Car".
@@JoeBLOWFHB It say the same thing on the DVD, only at the end.
"Fate protects fools, children, and ships named Enterprise." Cmdr. William T. Riker.
"Let's make sure history never forgets the name Enterprise" Capt. Jean-Luc Picard.
"You treat (the Enterprise) like a lady, and she'll always be there to bring you home." Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy.
This is the Enterprise. This is the one I like. The OG. No bloody, A, B, C, or, D.
Captain America: "i understand that reference!"
"My friends... We've come home."
[/some Starfleet buckaroo]
More like, no bloody N, 65 or 80.
Glorious.
For more detail on this ship I recommend watching the Documentary: *Battle 360 USS Enterprise* it’s a Long watch, 10-12 one hour long episodes, but it is worth it.
And I will say I cried when I saw The last episode and saw she was Scraped.
I watched the whole thing twice never regretted it
I bought it, treasure!!!!!!!!!!
I saw it when I was six and I cried so hard at the last episode.
I don’t even know how many times I’ve watched or listened to it anymore. But similarly, the last episode nearly brought me to tears. All that work, all that luck, just to be scrapped
Best part was the veteran saying he was glad she was scrapped to keep snotty nose kids from running on her decks.
Enterprise vs Japan....I feel bad for the Japanese. They were lucky the Johnston wasn't assigned to escort.
@Cpl. Rook No it was the destroyer that made a fleet of battleships cry uncle.
Or Warspite .
@@ph89787 Johnston, Enterprise and Warspite all together might win the war in a weekend....
They sail together in the best of company, Enterprise, Johnston, Samuel B Roberts and Warspite. Say their names loudly and with pride.
Just imagine... USS Enterprise, USS Birmingham, USS Johnston, HMS Warspite. The most powerful fleet on the seven seas, even if they survived to this day, in the age of jets and missiles.
I studied naval history quite extensively after I turned 10 with much of my studying revolving around the pacific war and the initial bulk being no less than 5 books and many hours of documentaries on this ship and her airgroups in particular.
In fact I owe this ship much of my character, as her story as told on battle 360 inspired me to join the Navy and be a proud patriot all the way back when I was 8.
As a kid, people would ask me what my favorite superhero was, and I would invariably rattle off a few of the more famous and heroic aviators that launched from her deck. (I was a nerd back then too)
Awesome video!!! Did you know that Enterprise, a major car rental company here in the States, is named for the ship? The company's founder had been a naval aviator serving aboard the Enterprise in WW 2.
The documentary 'Battle 360' is about the Enterprise in the Pacific, and it was made with help from the Enterprise Rental Company.
Matthew Robinson enterprise is here in Canada as well, drive past one everyday
No, although I have rented vechiles from them and wondered if their was a connection to CV6.
awesome
Chicago O’hare airport is named after one of her avaitors Willam butch O’hare he help develop the night fighting tactics Enterprise used
Shame on those who decided to scrap her shortly after the war. Others survived, but the most decorated was killed, not by Japanese attacks but by politicians.
Especially since many of the ships that survived were even more outdated than Enterprise ever was.
I’m pretty sure she could serve another 15-20 years
@@jamesburdian56 She deserved better. At least a museum ship like Intrepid
Wish it had been presented as a museum.
Shortly? The war ended in 1945 and she was scrapped in 1958-1960!
Thanks for the Star Trek references!!
I'm happy to learn what the future will bring. :P
Missed NX-01
CVN 65 even got a cameo in Star Trek V
Was just comming to thank him for the Star Trek refrence myself!!
When mentioning movies, don't forget that CVN-65 Enterprise was in a staring role as a Time traveling super carrier....to Dec 6th, 1941 near Pearl Harbor.
@@montecorbit8280 I haven't heard of that movie unless you are referring to "The Final Countdown". That carrier was played by the USS Nimitz. It was partially filmed off the Virginia coast. You can see her passing the Chamberlin hotel at Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA., in the background, as she is supposed to be returning to Pearl Harbor.
My uncle Val served on both the new and the old Enterprise, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and peace time after that. In 1957, while serving as a Chief, he took my brothers and me on a tour of the old Enterprise, my dad went with us. It was overwhelmingly huge to us boys, amazing. I ask him who is boss was, "Chiefs don't have any bosses on board ship." I've always wondered if all Chiefs thought this way. Never served myself, so I don't know.
Watching the 10 total hours of Battle 360 that focused on Enterprise CV-6 is pretty amazing.
"LET HISTORY NEVER FORGET THE NAME...ENTERPRISE."
My great grandfather served on the big E from 1942 - 1945. He was an anti-aircraft gun radar operator ... he earned 7 medals including a purple heart. Once he got off that boat for the last time he never went in the ocean again for the rest of his life.
My Grandfather and son's namesake was a tailgunner on a Dauntless aboard Enterprise from 43-45.
From Capt Picard: Let's make sure history never forgets the name Enterprise.
The loss of ships like Warspite and Enterprise is sad. That great ships survive multiple sea battles Is testimony to the courage, mettle, and skill of their crews, and the care and expertise of those who designed and built them. Letting the most decorated ships meet their end in the scapeyard is an insult to those involved with ship development and construction, and certainly to those men who served with such distinction in war. Some ships have earned the right to dignified retirement!
No one:
USS Enterprise: More blood for the blood God
SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE !!
MILK FOR THE KOHRNE FLAKES
Ships for the artificial reefs!!!
@@MrAwsomenoob lmao
Would you rather write your nonsense in English or Japanese, Tojo-Japanese?
Excellent video, as always. So glad you dropped the robot voice, as it was distracting from your excellent videos. The Enterprise's name also lives on in the car rental company named after her by the company's founder, a veteran of service aboard her.
Also forgetting to add the Space Shuttle Enterprise in the lineage.. even though she's named after the Constitution class but she is in the lineage
Well you see, the NX-01 Enterprise is named after the Shuttle Enterprise canonically too, just to make things more fun.
Acually, the shuttle Enterprise was named after legions of Star Trek fans gathered signatures and letter writing campains....
@@mirdordinii5783 we don't speak of that show....
Lol
Don't forget the NX class was the progenitor of Starfleet future flag ships.
Well she was renamed directly as a result of Star Trek fans and presidential intervention, so I think she counts. ;) Leonard Nimoy was there for both the original christening and her arrival in NYC in 2012. During the later, he said “may she live long, and prosper” 👌
Yorktown class clarriers were the most beautiful carriers to ever exist. Plus all 3 off them played important parts in the pacific war against the IJN and Imperial Japanese Conquest. If we xould scrap one Nimitz-class and rebuild a Yorktown class I would pay for that for sure !
(Enterprise vs Japan) let's get ready to rumble ^^
Big E to harbor master "Here, hold my beer!"
My grandmother's brother, Eugene Burns, was aboard Enterprise from shortly after Pearl Harbor through Midway and the Solomon Island campaign. He authored the book "Then There Was One."
"OWARI DA"
-Enterprise's Crewmen whenever they will sank an enemy Ship
RedditzGaming Official Was looking for an AL comment somewhere down here.
Grey Ghost-to!
What is it, Sortie Time?
@@ussenterprise3156 bark bark bark (little timmy is stuck in a well, send in the Grey Ghost!)
When I watched Battle 360 and saw the last episode I cried. I would have given her every cent I have.
You and me, Warren. You and me. I would have loved to reverently walk her decks and _feel_ the history.
My uncle served on her during WW2 and would tell us harrowing stories. I had 5 uncles that served in the navy and all saw amazing action and had great stories to keep me enthralled.
Remember: just like a ship always needs a captain, the US navy always needs an Enterprise.
"I wonder how those captains felt when their ships effectively were sunk by a cripple."
This is the hardest roast I have ever heard in history. Literally and metaphorically.
If ever a ship deserved a 1 hour long video it is the enterprise
All hail the Big E.
I love how my history with the love of the USS Enterprise started with Star Trek and later on in live I started to learn about the ships whom actually carried the name and as I learned more the more my love and mainly respect grew for the ships who bore the name Enterprise. May she long continue to see service indeed.
That’s exactly why Roddenberry chose to name her the Enterprise.
"Let us make sure history never forgets the name -- Enterprise!" -- Captain Jean-Luc Picard
She was too good to continue to stay afloat. Had she continued, America would have conquered the galaxy.
"We have adapted the Enterprise to operate in extra-atmospheric conditions."
Space Battleship Yamato: *sweats in Futuristic Japanese*
@@digitalis2977 Space Carrier Enterprise whispers "Space TBFs"... Yamatos eyelid twitches. "and Space SB2Cs" "AAAUUUUGGGHHHHHH"
Absolutely the most legendary aircraft carrier of all time. No question.
Try most legendary capital ship, period. I don’t think any other capital ship remotely comes close to CV-6 in terms of importance in combat or achievements.
That Enterprise vs. Japan sign never ceases to get a chuckle out of me. Who over thought it up and posted it had some serious cheek LOL!
4:06 That image always amazes me. And that was just a fraction of the fleet. Talk about messing with the wrong guys!
Yamamoto DID warn them, but they went ahead anyway. Being Yamamoto, he did his very best, and proved he was completely honest: He got them 6 months of victories, and then made the US pay for every square inch they took until the US managed to take him out.
I LOVE that you brought up the STARFLEET ships as well. But, I hate to be a downer, you forgot two. The spaceshuttle Enterprise, and the Starfleet NX01 Enterprise.
This would be great for an extended look.
Big E was the greatest ship ever in any navy, and had the battle scars and victories to prove it.
Thanks for the heartfelt, loving treatment of my favorite warship.
No one one in the entire world:
Enterprise: "OWARI DA!"
Azur lane fan isn't it, yeah me too.
Japan : haha you only have 1 carrier left USA
Enterprise: Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru
Japan : NANI?!?!?!?!?!
Enterprise : (kills japan )
Fighting more battles in the Pacific than any other ships. New carrier being built now named Enterprise
The reason Gene Roddenberry named NCC 1701 'Enterprise' is because of the record of CV 6. A well built ship, a well trained crew, some luck and the right name makes a ship a legend. This is true in the past, the present and the future.
Gene actually name the her after the Enterprise CVN 65 which had recently been commissioned when Star Trek was in development. Originally the Star Trek ship was to be named after the USS Yorktown CV 5 but was changed due to the great technological advances that the CVN 65 represented at the time. In fact many businesses that had developed technologies for the building of the CVN 65 used it in their advertising.
@@bq5575 Really? Perhaps you are correct. I still like to think that the extraordinary performance of CV-6 had an influence on the naming of both CVN-65 and NCC-1701. Gene Roddenberry was a great guy!
@@daleeasternbrat816 Yeah it is, I spent 3 years on the Enterprise CVN 65 so her history has been a point of interest to me. When CVN 65 was being designed nothing like her had been built before. At the time no one had built Nuclear reactors in parallel and there was some question about if it was even possible. She was the largest ship built at the time, and she had many more technologies that were state of the art for the 1950s and 1960s which made her the most advanced ship ever built, so that's what inspired Gene to name his ship Enterprise.
@@bq5575 when I was a kid I had a model of CV-6 right next to CVAN-65 . Also a Wickes class 4 Stacker escorting BB-63. I always liked those ships.
@@daleeasternbrat816 I had the Yorktown, North Carolina, Missouri and a Fletcher.
Adm. Yamamoto: I can run wild for six months...after that I have no expectation of success.
Enterprise: I'm about to wreck this man's whole career.
Battle of Midway was approximately six months after Pearl Harbor so Yamamoto wasn't wrong
@@maximaldinotrap Almost to the day! Dec. 7 to Jun 6. He knew Japan would be beaten but followed orders to his best ability.
I love how Star Trek kept the U.S.S. (United Star Ship)
If WW2 would be a game. The Big E would definetely be the biggest MVP of the Allied team. Without her or her luck...The war in the pacific couldve gone way different.
She basically solo-carried the US in the pacific from 41 to 43.
WW2 truly showed that the CV was the new era of naval warfare. Best example being the Big E
5:52 calling next April fools right here folks.
The most iconic warship to ever sail the 7 seas…. Her story is simply insane! 😮
Why did they scrap her instead of turning her into a museum?
The disrespect they showed is quite infuriating...
I am ashamed at usa for scrapping her and here in canada we have Haida who also became a museum and i sympatise with you guys.
Also sorry for my bad english.
A bit late here but I feel a little torn here. On one hand, I agree its pretty much a travesty they scrapped one of the most decorated ships in WW2 but on the other hand I feel like they were going for ensuring that there will always be an "Enterprise" in the US navy as there can't be 2 ships with the same name afloat (I am not sure tho can someone clarify this one). But all in all let us agree that even though this ship is gone and CVN-65 was decommissioned, this ship's namesake and spirit will continue to live on in the new generation of carriers. Enterprise will ride again as CVN-80, so yeah, this ship isn't gonna leave anytime soon.
@@bluefang162 there is a USS the Sullivans as a museum ship destroyer and a USS the Sullivans that is a destroyer in the US fleet now
@@michaelusswisconsin6002 Oh really? Thats rather interesting. Then I guess its like what one of Enterprise's crew said at Battle 360. They rather prefer to preserve the memory of its glory than be docked and vandalized by tourist who dont know her history (to which I doubt any one would NOT now its legacy) But yeah. Thanks for the interesting info tho
Awesome big E my fave.
Do civil war ships Monitor etc
Absolutely marvelous! Well done and the name Enterprise will live long
Enterprise the best Navy ship ever
Drachinifel I really feel like this video could use a new go at it. Its perfectly wonderful for what it is, but I think Enterprise herself deserves a more indepth video then a 5 minute guide here.
She was a battlestar before there was a galactica 😎😎
What a great ending on your part. Well done sir. ! And a well told story. Thank you.
*hopes for geek references, is not disappointed*
Loved the fun at the end...thanks.
The fightingest ship in the largest naval war and perhaps the history of naval warfare. Which ships can exceed her? Ever? Even the Victory only fought three actions, though they were all doozies. Perhaps one of those old Venetian galleasses? One of those battered old second or third rates from the age of the sail? Surely no ship that both survived as much and was so dominantly important to any fleet she was in?
seth1422
At least in terms of capital ships Enterprise has everyone else beat.
Yeah, maybe some of those second or third rates participating in the blockade of France and in the Med during the Napoleonic wars could give her a run for her money, but probably not many others!
HMS Warspite
Served from 1915-1945, 15 battle honours, most decorated ship of the RN. Not as many kills as the Big E as she was a BB but still...
@@thomaskositzki9424 Much respect to the Warspite, but her role in the war just can't be compared to the Enterprise. For several months she carried the full weight of an entire theater of WW2 on her shoulders. I don't think any other ship in history can match that.
@@brucetucker4847 Absolutely true. By no means I wanted to start a "My ship is better than your ship contest". Actually I am German. :D
Love your Content!!
Between her 1943 refit and the USS Essex arriving, the USS Saratoga held the line, sometimes in company with HMS Victorious.
Very good Sir, very good. Where no one has gone before.
Enjoyed the nod to Star Trek.
Excellent work. The postlude of the ships named Enterprise after CV-6 was a very nice touch!
My favorite ship. Thank you for giving me more knowledge about her. I was six when I watched Battle 360 lol.
I am sad that the CV-6 was scrapped, but I’m happy that Enterprise continues to serve in the USN. If she had been made into a museum her retirement would probably have been permanent.
I love the Trek reference at the end!
Love your videos
I loved the end of the video.
Well done!
The Trek ships were a nice touch. One day, I'd like to see a survey measuring and comparing Trek's social impact with LOTR. They are antithesies to each other regarding how their respective Canons are created. I'll bet Peter Jackson knows.......
Thank you for all you do but espescially this video on CV-6. I have no where near the knowledge that you do concerning warships, but I have been aware of the history of the Enterprise for quite a while. She was definitely a heroic ship and my favorite as was HMS Warspite was for you. I thank you for putting them in the same category and lament, as you said, the travesty of the scrapping of both. Definitely a dark spot in human history. I thank you again for calling my attention to Warspite and the other heroic ships displayed on your channel.
BRAVO ENTERPRISE!
BRAVO WARSPITE!
BRAVO DRACHINIFEL!
2:40-3 minute mark. Got a good laugh out of it
I love this video
Super sad that this ship was scrapped. There was probably more U.S. naval history in that hull than any other single ship. Would have been a great museum ship.
Also a very dark part of me wished Enterprise was in Tokyo bay alongside the Missouri when the Japanese signed the instrument of surrender.
I wouldn’t call it dark. Enterprise would have deserved it.
What amazes me is how outclassed she was by the end of the war, however experience and a little bit of luck made her just as potent of a weapon.
A bit of useless information, the American car rental company Enterprise was named after the carrier CV6 by Jack Taylor who had served on board CV6 Enterprise during the war :>)
Talk about a legacy to live up to, there have been fourteen HMS Enterprises, one HMS Enterprize and eight (soon to be nine) USS Enterprises.
Owari Da!!
I will never get over the fact that Enterprise and Warspite weren’t preserved. Two of the most deserving ships. Fucking tragic.
She should be floating next to the Arizona memorial, or in N.Y. harbor where she was born. She changed the world.
Uss Enterprise cv6 a legendary ship
As soon as i finish my time machine, i will be going back to preserve her and saving her from being scrapped.
Great ending to the vid. Haha. I didn't know she was one of the first to get radar. And I think the nuclear Enterprise had the first Billboard Radar, which made her so easy to distinguish among modern carriers.
CV 65 lost her billboard radar and got a new custom made island with the regular radar later in her carreer. Also I was told she was one of the fastest ships in the fleet forward or backward...
8(!) reactors would do that. The 409 made its debut in 1961 as well. Coincidence? I think not.
The founder of the company I work for enterprise rent a car served on this ship as a pilot. Jack Taylor also funded the series Battle 360 about his ship.
Great ending!
Of the more than twenty major actions of the Pacific War, engaged in all but two. Her planes and guns downed 911 enemy planes; her bombers sank 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more.
That photo that looks like an explosion on the carrier deck, is one. The blast killed the photographer.
Actually I don't think he was, though it sure looked that way. There's even a video somewhere else on UA-cam that shows him scurrying out on deck after the blast.
Don’t forget about OV-101 Enterprise, thought it could be argued that that one is named after NCC-1701 instead of CVN-65, CV-6, or their predecessors.
Enterprise: A ship to make the Lamenters proud
Very good sir, NCC-1701