Scale desktop display model. At the commissioning of ENTERPRISE on September 24, 1960, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was the mightiest warship to ever sail the seas. Enterprise is the longest carrier in the Navy at 1,123 feet. It is also the tallest (250 feet) and fastest (30+ nautical miles per hour) carrier in the fleet. She was built with a distinctive square island supporting phased-array radars and a complex EW system. In August 1962 ENTERPRISE joined the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, and made its second and third deployments to the Mediterranean in 1963 and 1964. During the latter deployment, on May 13, the world’s first nuclear-powered task force was formed when USS LONG BEACH and USS BAINBRIDGE joined ENTERPRISE. On July 31, the three ships were designated Task Force One and sent on “Operation Sea Orbit, ” a historic 30,565-mile voyage around the world, accomplished without a single refueling or replenishment. Following the 1973 cease-fire in Vietnam, ENTERPRISE proceeded to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. Where “Big E” was altered and refitted to support the Navy’s newest fighter aircraft — the F-14A Tomcat. The years 1979 to 1982 were spent at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard receiving a reconstructed island and numerous improvements. These were all removed during retrofit, and the island was completely altered to resemble the island of Kitty Hawk class carriers. And in October 1990 ENTERPRISE moved to Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for refueling and the Navy’s largest complex overhaul ever attempted, being updated for service through 2015. ENTERPRISE completed its overhaul, the most extensive in U. Naval history, on Sept. The yard period involved upgrades to all of the combat and communications systems, intelligence suites, command and control capabilities, ventilation systems, berthing and dining areas, and underway replenishment equipment. The focus of the yard period was habitability upgrades and various combat systems. An extended overhaul for the Enterprise began at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1999 and continued through mid-year 2000. Scale: 1/350 Length 40 inches. Ships in a wood crate. The item “CVN-65 USS Enterprise aircraft carrier display mahogany wood custom model” is in sale since Saturday, April 11, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Models”. The seller is “magnumspec” and is located in Corona, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.