Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CV-6 USS Enterprise

From her association with the escort carriers at Iwo Jima, Enterprise earned the nicknames "Enterprise Bay" and "Queen of the Jeeps". (Also known as the "Big E".)

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Hit by bomb during Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24Aug42

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Last updated: 2 October 2002

Compiled and formatted by Patrick Clancey, HyperWar Foundation
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