USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 1-2400

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Deck — 1-2400 Scale Deck Decal
 
Historically accurate 1-2400 scale aircraft carrier deck decal representing USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in the Cold War Deck configuration.
 
This Cold War Deck version represents the ship’s jet-era configuration as depicted by the 1985 Alnavco/Superior miniature. Flight-deck markings, defensive systems, and aircraft-handling arrangements changed during refits and air-wing transitions, so the ship’s appearance varied by deployment and date.
 
Historical Information
The USS Enterprise (CVAN/CVN-65), nicknamed “Big E,” was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the only completed ship of her class. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, she was commissioned on November 25, 1961.
 
Enterprise participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the nuclear-powered Operation Sea Orbit world cruise before making multiple Vietnam War combat deployments. Her later service included Operation Frequent Wind, Operation Praying Mantis, Operation Desert Fox, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom during a career spanning more than five decades.
 
Key Historical Details:
Commissioned: November 25, 1961
Class: Enterprise class
Number in Class: 1 completed; additional planned ships were canceled
Primary Theater: Worldwide operations, including the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Western Pacific, Vietnam, Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf
Major Operations: Cuban Missile Crisis, Operation Sea Orbit, Vietnam War deployments, Operation Frequent Wind, Operation Praying Mantis, Operation Desert Fox, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Aircraft Complement: Up to approximately 90 aircraft in early service and commonly 60–75 aircraft in later air wings. Types included the F-4 Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler, and E-2 Hawkeye.
Final Disposition: Inactivated December 1, 2012 and formally decommissioned February 3, 2017; retained pending completion of the Navy’s dismantling and recycling process.
 
Model Compatibility
This 1-2400 scale deck decal is specifically sized and fitted to the now-defunct Alnavco/Superior model 4A48 ENTERPRISE CVN 1985 pewter casting.