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The Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise (OT)

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edited March 2012 in Ten Forward
Yes, the end of an era.

http://www.nola.com/military/index.ssf/2012/03/uss_enterprise_embarks_on_its.html

No more "nuke-lear wessel" named Enterprise. Perhaps the next generation of carrier will have a ship to
bear such a proud name.
For Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Dennis, there's also pride in his ship having the same name as the ship featured in the "Star Trek" series.

"I always wanted to be a part of history, so being on this last deployment it'll be something I can definitely tell my children and grandchildren," he said.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    50 years, great run for a Naval ship.

    Here is hoping they name a next Generation ship after her.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I think this clip is appropriate for the occasion. Like Picard said, "Somehow I doubt this will be the last ship to carry the name Enterprise."

    All hands! *salute*
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Onishin wrote: »
    Yes, the end of an era.

    http://www.nola.com/military/index.ssf/2012/03/uss_enterprise_embarks_on_its.html

    No more "nuke-lear wessel" named Enterprise. Perhaps the next generation of carrier will have a ship to
    bear such a proud name.

    This is saddening..but she's been serving a long time...

    Bless her and the crews that have served on her. It's sad that this'll be the last Enterprise until the NX-01 :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I actually served on the USS Enterprise. It's sad to see her go, she was the first ship I served on after joining the Navy and just like what Scotty said about his Enterprise to Picard, it's like the first time you fall in love. You don't ever love a woman quite like that again.

    Here is to the Enterprise and all her crew, past and present. Cheers :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Capt.Spade wrote: »
    I actually served on the USS Enterprise. It's sad to see her go, she was the first ship I served on after joining the Navy and just like what Scotty said about his Enterprise to Picard, it's like the first time you fall in love. You don't ever love a woman quite like that again.

    Here is to the Enterprise and all her crew, past and present. Cheers :)

    Hear, hear.

    Let's hope that Congress sees fit to name one of the new Ford-class carriers to carry on the tradition of the name Enterprise. And I say that as an American and as an Army veteran, and not as an unreconstructed Star Trek nerd.

    As an unreconstructed Star Trek nerd, I'd simply quote Captain Picard: "Let's make sure that history never forgets the name... Enterprise."
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Hopefully they'll name the 3rd of the Gerald Ford class after Enterprise, a fleet without an Enterprise is not a fleet I want to be in.

    And with an luck, the last CO of this Enterprise won't steal her for a rescue mission of a dead man. :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Saw this thread, saw there was a petition out there to pass on the name to CVN-80, seemed like a good match.

    http://ussenterp.epetitions.net/signatures.php?petition_id=1870
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    A great vessel with a proud history, from a pedigree of ships with an even prouder history. They BETTER have a new Enterprise, and not just some destroyer either. Only a Carrier will do.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Congress wanted to give the name to one of the last two carriers and didn't even wait for the last one to finish its work, so there'll be another one. And we probably won't have the typical 30 year gap.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I had read a while back that they had no plans to name another carrier Enterprise, I hope this is not still the case and we will see the name continue.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I had read a while back that they had no plans to name another carrier Enterprise, I hope this is not still the case and we will see the name continue.

    Currently CVN-78 will be The USS Gerald Ford, and CVN-79 will be the John F Kennedy. I would imagine it's acouple of years before they name CVN-80, and by then hopefully with Enterprise having been just deommed at that point, the Admirals and Politicians will be nice to us, and name her Enterprise
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Here's wondering if there is plans in the works for the "next generation" aircraft carriers.

    Let this current generation stick with Presidential names. First of the next generation should be Enterprise. Just don't paint CV-65-A on her conn tower... :P
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Here's wondering if there is plans in the works for the "next generation" aircraft carriers.

    Let this current generation stick with Presidential names. First of the next generation should be Enterprise. Just don't paint CV-65-A on her conn tower... :P

    Being a sailor myself, I can see a crew of a future Enterprise doing just that, but as a temporary thing, I would imagine the Admiralty wouldn't like the crew of a new ship defacing it for shouts and giggles
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I really hope they change their minds about scrappin her. :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I really hope they change their minds about scrappin her. :(

    She's well past her prime. She was originally scheduled for decomm in 1979, but was refeuled and sent back out into the world. I hope they'll make her into a floating museum someplace, but they're going to have to figure out how to make her structurally sound after they gut the Reactor spaces.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    She's well past her prime. She was originally scheduled for decomm in 1979, but was refeuled and sent back out into the world. I hope they'll make her into a floating museum someplace, but they're going to have to figure out how to make her structurally sound after they gut the Reactor spaces.

    I think they said that it would cost too much to put back together for a museum and that most of the scrap would go into future ships. That stinks too. Hmm, I wonder if I could by a small piece of the bulkhead if they're turning it into scrap?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    There was a petition somewhere to turn one of the new Gerald Ford class Super carriers into the next Enterprise. Supposedly it's got the keel laid already, and still waiting on a name.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Lets just hope those Black Fuzzy DIce make it to the new one ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Sprint01 wrote:
    There was a petition somewhere to turn one of the new Gerald Ford class Super carriers into the next Enterprise. Supposedly it's got the keel laid already, and still waiting on a name.

    According to the Navy's info site, that one ended up getting named the John F Kennedy. There is an order for something like seven more of the class, but only two have started construction and both have names already.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    i need someone to make me a custom sig will pay generasuly for the sig energy enegey credits
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