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August 21, 2018

Significant moments in naval architecture & marine engineering

USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, was commissioned November 25, 1961 as the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The longest naval vessel ever built, "The Big E" was constructed at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia and cost nearly $451.3 million, or roughly $4 billion in 2018 dollars.

Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) underway in the Atlantic Ocean in 2004 (U.S. Navy photo by Rob Gaston)
Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) underway in the Atlantic Ocean in 2004 (U.S. Navy photo by Rob Gaston)

The October 2018 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, the world’s largest audited circulation maritime magazine serving the maritime b2b space, will feature a special magazine supplement commemorating the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) 125th anniversary. For more information contact: Frank Covella at covella@marinelink.com or 561-732-1659.

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