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  2. USS Enterprise (CVN-80) - Wikipedia

    • CVN-80 is being built by Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. CVN-80 is the first aircraft carrier completely designed and built through digital platforms. The first cut of steel ceremony, marking the beginning of fabrication of the ship's components, was held on 21 August 2017, with the ship's sponsor… See more

    Overview

    USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy. She will be … See more

    Naming

    On 1 December 2012, during the presentation of a pre-recorded speech at the inactivation ceremony for USS Enterprise (CVN-65), then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that CVN-80 would be n… See more

    Hangar

    The CVN-80 has a direct upgrade in hangar space from its predecessor CVN-79, the internal hangar can house up to 50 mid-sized aircraft such as the F-35C, up to 20 mid-sized helicopters such as the Sikorsky HH-60H and … See more

     
  1. Keel Laying commemorated for future USS Enterprise …

    Aug 29, 2022 · Co-ship sponsor Simone Biles, speaking in a taped message from her home gym in Spring, Texas, said she was proud to be part of the Enterprise legacy and to celebrate the next big milestone on the...

  2. Ninth of its name: HII, Navy lays the keel for next …

    Aug 27, 2022 · The new carrier, sponsored by Olympic athletes Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, will be the ninth in the US Navy’s history to bear the name “Enterprise” (and not including the iconic starship...

  3. HII Ceremoniously Lays Keel Of Enterprise (CVN 80) Aircraft Carrier

  4. NNS Celebrates Keel Laying for Enterprise (CVN 80)

    Aug 30, 2022 · Newport News Shipbuilding celebrated the ceremonial keel laying of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) Saturday, Aug. 27. U.S. Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are the ship’s sponsors. Ledecky …

  5. USS Enterprise keel laying ceremony > U.S. Fleet Forces Command …

  6. Olympians Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles chosen as USS …

    Dec 21, 2016 · NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WVEC) -- The Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, has chosen Olympians Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles to be the future USS Enterprise sponsors.

  7. HII Celebrates Keel-Laying of USS Enterprise (CVN 80), Marking a …

  8. Keel Laying Commemorated for Future Aircraft Carrier …

    Aug 29, 2022 · Ledecky attended the historic keel laying ceremony for the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier in person, while Biles participated via a pre-recorded message from the World Champions Center in Spring, Texas, …

  9. Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles Sponsor USS …

    Aug 28, 2017 · Late last week, Katie Ledecky, along with decorated gymnast Simone Biles, was on site for the new USS Enterprise’s steel-cutting ceremony. The event took place at the Newport News...

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