On or about 26 december, 1969 an accident aboard the ss badger state 22 caused the ammunition cargo ship to sink with the loss of 5336 long tons of munitions destined for vietnam. I was stationed aboard the uss enterprise cvan65from jan 1969 jul 1969. A catastrophic fire aboard the aircraft carrier uss forrestal in 1967 that killed 4 sailors and injured 161 was caused by reckless behavior on the part of thennavy pilot john mccain. The ammunition ship ss badger state fire and munition. Ordered to assist the project mercury program in february 1962, she tracked and measured the flight of the first american orbital spaceflight, friendship 7. In the period after world war i, the us navy began experimenting with different designs for aircraft carriers. Known as big e, shes due to be decommissioned in 20. The men who survived the 1969 fire aboard the uss enterprise tell their stories as the ship is prepared for inactivation.
We want to return the enterprise to service as soon as possible, he said. During her more than 50 years of service she has set many records and milestones including steaming with a speed of more than 40 knots during her sea trials after construction. Typhon pact crossover series and centers around the titan crew struggling with a gorn crew over control of a terraforming artefact. Uss enterprise cvn65, 19522012 on 14 jan 1969 had a rocket on an f4 jet cookoff and a series of fires and explosions on the flight deck. Enterprise has the distinction of being both the first nuclearpowered aircraft carrier and the longest carrier in the world. A fire aboard enterprise on 14 january 1969, resulting from detonation of a mk32 zuni rocket warhead overheated by exhaust from an aircraft starting unit, took 27 lives, injured 314 and destroyed. This one occurred aboard the aircraft carrier uss enterprise cvan65 as. Do not select this book unless you want a technical, detailed, momentbymoment rendering of the catastrophic fire and explosions event aboard the uss. The uss enterprise ncc 1701b, sometimes referred to as the enterpriseb, was a federation excelsiorclass explorer in service to starfleet in the late 23rd and early 24th centuries. Exploding weapons on the flight deck blew the ship apart all the way down to the waterline. The enterprise had been assigned to a fourth tour of duty off vietnam. This plat video caught me advancing the film in my camera moments after i took a photo of the 1969 uss enterprise fire. The deadly fire on the uss forrestal and the heroes who fought itnook book. The story of the uss enterprise, illustrated edition.
H0252 uss enterprise fire 1969 naval history and heritage. Who knocked the enterprise out of the war naval history. I built the complete hangar deck from styrene sheets and strips based on pictures in kinzeys book. On the morning of 14 january 1969, the nuclearpowered aircraft carrier uss enterprise cvan65 was operating about 70 nautical miles. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. This book comprehensively describes the spirit, structure, function, and roles of enterprise and of her sailors and airmen, those special men and women who sparked life into the cold iron. Ab hovings beautiful message in a model is a nearperfect book for anyone fascinated. There are enough facts about the uss enterprise fire that, although you understand the historical context, it is written so well that it doesnt feel like a history book. Uss enterprise ncc1701b memory beta, noncanon star.
Launched in 1960 and commissioned in 1961, its the oldest vessel still in use in the u. She was launched in the year 2293 under the command of captain john harriman. In 1969, a freak accident nearly destroyed a navy aircraft. Uss enterprise fire scanned from 1969 cruise book navy. The painfully won experience from the enterprise fire inspired a final round of introspection from the navy, which you can read in the mandatory jag investigation here. Sunlight shining on its underside, the inverted suicide plane dove toward the flight deck of the uss enterprise cv6 early on 14 may 1945. I also replaced the erroneous hangar deck sliding doors. The following is taken from a book written by a sailor who was an eyewitness to. The fire destroyed 15 aircraft, and the resulting damage forced enterprise to put in for repairs at pearl harbor naval. Fyi some have insisted that this footage is from the forestall fire in 1967. The uss enterprise came within a step of dying on 14 january, 1969. Allen theater is the uss enterprise fire 40th reunion, remembering navy veterans who were aboard the uss enterprise on january 14, 1969 during the fire that took the lives of 28 of our shipmates and wounded 340 others.
Heroes of uss enterprise remembered at the museum of. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval. Tragedy remembered as uss enterprise is retired cbs news. Did john mccain cause a fire aboard the uss forrestal that. You need to be a member of navy veterans to add comments. Seize the fire memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. The tragedy was the third involving a carrier in the war. Media in category 1969 uss enterprise cva n65 fire the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Balance of terror on kirks birthday in 2285, spock gifted kirk, who was a. The big e participated in nearly every major engagement of the war against japan and earned a total of twenty battle stars.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss enterprise, uss saratoga, uss oriskany, uss america and uss ranger. Like her predecessor of world war ii fame, she is nicknamed big e. At 1,123 feet 342 m, she is the longest naval vessel ever built. She was later commanded by william george, demora sulu and thomas johnson jr over the course of the enterprisebs service, she was. A new class of warship, its first aircraft carrier, uss langley cv1, was built from a.
The story of the uss enterprise, illustrated edition illustrated by edward p. An aircraft crash aboard uss enterprise sweeps the carriers deck with fire, killing two. Indeed, uss enterprise cvancvn65 is not a book that can be fully. On 14 january 1969, there was another aircraft carrier flight deck fire. The following carriers participated in linebacker ii operations.
The pilot of the bombladen japanese a6m5 reisen zeke had carefully used cloud cover and avoided 5inch and 40mm. Uss enterprise fire, 14 jan 1969 documentary presented by the discovery military channel we shall never forget. I printed my own decals for the hangar deck walls, and hand painted the uss enterprise mural in the fire door dividing the hangar in two. In the course of her career, the enterprise became the most celebrated starship of her time in her forty years of service and discovery, through upgrades and at least two refits, she took part in numerous first contacts, military engagements, and timetravels. I found this book to be accurate and an excellent story. There are enough facts about the uss enterprise firethat, although you understand the historical context, it is written sowell that it doesnt feel like a history book.
The uss enterprise cvan65 fire and munition explosions. On january 27, 1973, the vietnam ceasefire, announced four days earlier, came into effect and oriskany, america, enterprise and ranger on yankee station, cancelled all combat sorties into north and south. Jet aircraft crashed into eastern indian ocean after taking off from uss enterprise. Backgroundedit enterprise departed alameda for her fourth deployment to vietnam, and eighth deployment overall, on january 6, 1969. Uss enterprise cvn 65, formerly cvan65, is a decommissioned united states navy aircraft carrier. Dr mckays book is a big book and it needed to be since it covers over 50 years of uss enterprise cvn 65 history with very detail text and great photos. Do not select this book unless you want a technical, detailed, momentby moment rendering of the catastrophic fire and explosions event aboard the uss. The 1969 uss enterprise fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard uss enterprise on january 14, 1969, off the coast of pearl harbor. During the viet nam war, i was a plane captain on an f4b in vf92 aboard the uss enterprise.
She was the first nuclearpowered aircraft carrier and the eighth united states naval vessel to bear the name. This one occurred aboard the aircraft carrier uss enterprise cvan65 as she was sailing in the pacific ocean about 70 miles south west of pearl harbor. The uss enterprise cv 6 was an american aircraft carrier during world war ii that earned 20 battle stars and the presidential unit citation. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. The ship was fully loaded, mostly, with mk82 500 lbs, m117 750 lbs, and mk84 2000 lbs bombs.
Uss enterprise cvn65, formerly cvan65, is a decommissioned united states navy. Carlins book will be available in the museum store. Ship out with the crew of the uss enterprise as they sail off into an adventur. Hyland said a determination would be shortly on where the carrier would be repaired. A disaster destroys the planet sazssgrerrn, home of the sole hatchery belonging to the gorn warrior caste. Uss enterprise cvn 65, later cvan65 and cvn65, 19612017 commissioned at newport news, virginia, on november 25, 1961, uss enterprise cvn 65 was the worlds first nuclear aircraft carrier. Uss enterprise the navys eighth ship to bear the name was the worlds first nuclearpowered aircraft carrier. Enterprise cv6 war history 7 december, 1941 to 15 august, 1945 the chief of naval operations directs that this report be shown only to those persons to whom the report would be of value in the performance of their duties.
Ordeal of the uss enterprise, 14 january 1969, by michael joe carlin. Trial is a remarkable book, virtually unique in its genre. Here you can download the uss enterprise cvan 65 westpac cruise book 1969 as a high resolution. The uss enterprise ncc 1701 was a 23rd century federation constitutionclass starship operated by starfleet. Captain kirk there is an unknown object coming out of subspace captain kirk. Kirk was officiating the ultimately interrupted wedding of angela martine and robert tomlinson, a book was on a lectern before him. Uss enterprise showing the crew fighting a fire on the flight deck that. Due to cost, she is the only ship in her class and. On each f4 phantom, there were eight fiveinch rockets and six 500pound bombs, says carlin, the author of trial. A lasting memorial to the uss enterprise, this classic tale of the carrier that contributed more than any other single warship to the naval victory in the pacific has remained a favorite world war ii story for more than twentyfive years.