The U.S. Navy Built Only One Aircraft Carrier With 8 Nuclear Reactors — The USS Enterprise Served 51 Years and Now Costs $536,700,000 to Scrap

The U.S. Navy Built Only One Aircraft Carrier With 8 Nuclear Reactors — The USS Enterprise Served 51 Years and Now Costs $536,700,000 to Scrap

The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Launched in 1958, it served the U.S. Navy for 51 years. The Big E participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, the Vietnam War, the fall of Saigon evacuation, and post-9/11 operations. The Enterprise is the only aircraft carrier ever built with 8 nuclear reactors. All other nuclear carriers have only 2 reactors. The Navy decommissioned the Enterprise in 201…