ENTERPRISE Facts & Stats

Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Virginia Ordered: November 15, 1957 Number of Designers: 915 Number of Drawings Made: 16,100 Miles of Blueprints Made: 2,400 Keel Laid: February 4, 1958 Launched: September 24, 1960 Commissioned: November 25, 1961 Maiden Voyage: January 12, 1962 Original Cost to Build: $451.3 million Horsepower: 200,000+ Top Speed: 30+ knots Length: 1,123 feet Beam: 257 feet Height (Keel to Mast): 250 feet Number of Nuclear Reactors: 8 (Lifespan around 20 years) Shafts: 4 Propellers: 4 (32 tons each) Rudders: 4 (35 tons each) Anchors: 2 (30 tons each) Length of Ventilation: About 37 miles Length of Electrical Cables: About 625 miles Water Distillation Plant Capacity: 350,000 gallons daily Water Displacement: 94,781 tons Number of Compartments: 3,500+ Aircraft Capacity: 60+ Flight Deck Area: 4.5 acres Hangar Bay Area: 3.5 acres Number of Catapults: 4 (steam) Catapult Length: 286 feet Landing Area: 344 feet Elevators: 4 Armament: Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, Phalanx CIWS, and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) mounts Daily Meals Served Underway: 20,000+ Services: General Store, 2 Gyms, 2 Barber Shops, Laundromat, Print Shop, Chapel, Library, Television Station and Studio, Coffee Shop, Daily Newspaper distributed underway