USS Enterprise

Summary

USS Enterprise is an aircraft carrier^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aircraft_carrier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Enterprise received the Presidential Unit Citation^[3].
• USS Enterprise received the Navy Unit Commendation^[4].
• USS Enterprise received the American Defense Service Medal^[5].
• USS Enterprise received the American Campaign Medal^[6].
• USS Enterprise received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[7].
• USS Enterprise received the World War II Victory Medal^[8].
• USS Enterprise's image is recorded as USS Enterprise (CV-6) in Puget Sound, September 1945.jpg^[9].
• USS Enterprise's instance of is recorded as aircraft carrier^[10].
• USS Enterprise's instance of is recorded as former entity^[11].
• USS Enterprise's coat of arms image is recorded as Insignia of USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1938.png^[12].
• USS Enterprise's item operated is recorded as aircraft^[13].
• USS Enterprise's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[14].
• USS Enterprise's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125443291^[15].
• USS Enterprise's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50075432^[16].
• USS Enterprise's vessel class is recorded as Yorktown-class aircraft carrier^[17].
• USS Enterprise's Commons category is recorded as USS Enterprise (CV-6)^[18].
• USS Enterprise's armament is recorded as aircraft^[19].
• USS Enterprise's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[20].
• USS Enterprise's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.75, 'lon': -155.58333333}^[21].
• USS Enterprise's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bnzr^[22].
• USS Enterprise's cause of destruction is recorded as ship breaking^[23].
• USS Enterprise's significant event is recorded as order^[24].
• USS Enterprise's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[25].
• USS Enterprise's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[26].
• USS Enterprise's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[27].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Unit Citation^[3], a military decoration^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1942^[30]; Navy Unit Commendation^[4], an award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1944^[33]; American Defense Service Medal^[5], an United States service medals of the world wars^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1941^[36]; American Campaign Medal^[6], a campaign medal^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1942^[39]; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[7], a campaign medal^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1942^[42]; and World War II Victory Medal^[8], an United States service medals of the world wars^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1945^[45].

Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Enterprise include Enterprise Rent-A-Car^[46], a car rental company^[47], founded in 1957^[48], headquartered in St. Louis^[49].

Why It Matters

USS Enterprise ranks in the top 2% of aircraft_carrier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include Enterprise Rent-A-Car^[46], a car rental company^[47], founded in 1957^[48], headquartered in St. Louis^[49].

FAQs

What awards did USS Enterprise receive?

Honors received include Presidential Unit Citation^[3], Navy Unit Commendation^[4], American Defense Service Medal^[5], and American Campaign Medal^[6].