On September 24, 1960, the USS Enterprise (CVAN- 65) was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding (Virginia). The Navy's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was the world's largest ship at that time. Powered by eight nuclear reactors, sh
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Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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