On a Submarine You Cut the Nuclear Reactor Out in One Piece. On Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise It Is Too Big, So the Hull Comes Apart.

On a Submarine You Cut the Nuclear Reactor Out in One Piece. On Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise It Is Too Big, So the Hull Comes Apart.

One of the most revered names in the annals of the United States Navy—in addition to inspiring the name of a certain iconic starship in a certain blockbuster sci-fi franchise—is that of the USS Enterprise, which has been bestowed upon more than one aircraft carrier, which in turn was affectionately nicknamed “The Big E.” Most recently, there was CVN-65, aka CVAN-65, which served proudly from 1961 to 2017, making history as the first nuclear-powe…