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* The nuclear ''Enterprise'' was the eight naval ship to bear the name. The seventh one that came before it (often referred to as "The Grey Ghost" and "The Big E") wasn't nuclear but was still the most decorated ship of [[WW 2]] and one of the few carriers built before the war to fight to nearly the end- it was damaged by a kamikaze strike and would have returned had the war not ended while it was in dry dock. |
* The nuclear ''Enterprise'' was the eight naval ship to bear the name. The seventh one that came before it (often referred to as "The Grey Ghost" and "The Big E") wasn't nuclear but was still the most decorated ship of [[WW 2]] and one of the few carriers built before the war to fight to nearly the end- it was damaged by a kamikaze strike and would have returned had the war not ended while it was in dry dock. |
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** USS Enterprise CV(N)-6 had about the most [[Badass Crew]] in WWII. With its aircraft fighting in the battle of pearl harbor, and playing a major role in the battle of midway. The Enterprise herself was just one of the many ships of her class. Her defining trait that makes her so badass is that by 1943 all of the other aircraft carriers had been sunk by the Japanese. Aircraft carriers were the heart of the pacific theater. Having only the Enterprise would basically mean Enterprise vs. The Japanese empire. Enterprise won. |
** USS Enterprise CV(N)-6 had about the most [[Badass Crew]] in WWII. With its aircraft fighting in the battle of pearl harbor, and playing a major role in the battle of midway. The Enterprise herself was just one of the many ships of her class. Her defining trait that makes her so badass is that by 1943 all of the other aircraft carriers had been sunk by the Japanese. Aircraft carriers were the heart of the pacific theater. Having only the Enterprise would basically mean Enterprise vs. The Japanese empire. Enterprise won. |
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If your still not convinced how badass this ship is, it's name was immortalized by [[ |
If your still not convinced how badass this ship is, it's name was immortalized by [[Star Trek]]. |
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* ''Turbinia'', the first successful steam turbine powered ship. When built she was the fastest ship afloat, capable of 34.5 knots. Her builder demonstrated this at the Spithead Naval review in 1897 when he decided to arrive unannounced and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|buzzed the assembled warships before outrunning every picket ship sent to stop her]]. This demonstration was so successful, that the Royal Navy decided that all future ships would be powered by turbines, leading to... |
* ''Turbinia'', the first successful steam turbine powered ship. When built she was the fastest ship afloat, capable of 34.5 knots. Her builder demonstrated this at the Spithead Naval review in 1897 when he decided to arrive unannounced and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|buzzed the assembled warships before outrunning every picket ship sent to stop her]]. This demonstration was so successful, that the Royal Navy decided that all future ships would be powered by turbines, leading to... |
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* HMS ''Dreadnought''. Admiral Jackie Fisher was made head of the Royal Navy because he had a plan to economize on naval expenditure. That plan involved using submarines to defend against invasions and building battleships that were bigger and faster than anything else in service. ''Dreadnought'' was the prototype of these and was probably the most famous ship in the world until the ''Titanic'' sank- when it came out other nations suspended their battleship programmes for a while to adjust to it. Hell, in naval history parlance the prewar years are often called the Dreadnought Era. |
* HMS ''Dreadnought''. Admiral Jackie Fisher was made head of the Royal Navy because he had a plan to economize on naval expenditure. That plan involved using submarines to defend against invasions and building battleships that were bigger and faster than anything else in service. ''Dreadnought'' was the prototype of these and was probably the most famous ship in the world until the ''Titanic'' sank- when it came out other nations suspended their battleship programmes for a while to adjust to it. Hell, in naval history parlance the prewar years are often called the Dreadnought Era. |
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