Enterprise is a single-ship class, and is the second oldest vessel still in commission in the
United States Navy after the wooden-
hulled, three-
masted frigate USS Constitution. As the oldest carrier in the fleet, she was originally scheduled for
decommissioning some time in 2014–2015 depending on the life of her current reactors and completion of her replacement, the
USS Gerald R. Ford.
[6] However, with the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,
Enterprise is now set to retire in 2013 with 51 years of continuous service, the longest for any aircraft carrier in the history of the U.S. Navy.
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