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From: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: more stuff
Message-ID: <1221@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 10:11:50 EST
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1221
Posted: Mon Apr  8 10:11:50 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 9-Apr-85 01:44:06 EST
References: <305@unm-cvax.UUCP> <538@digi-g.UUCP> <1809@zehntel.UUCP> <262@tilt.FUN>
Reply-To: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Organization: U of Waterloo
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Summary: 

In article <262@tilt.FUN> chenr@tilt.FUN (Ray Chen) writes:
>> Wasn't there a carrier in WWII named "Enterprise"?  Was this decommissioned
>> (scrapped) before the current nuclear version?
>
>Yes.  I think the Enterprise was the only U.S. carrier in the Pacific Fleet to
>survive all of WWII.  This is stretching my memory a bit, but I believe
>there was also a sloop (wood & sail type ship) named Enterprise.
>	Ray Chen

there have been at least 7 ships in the US Navy with the name Enterprise,
not including the current one.  CVA's are the only ships nowadays in
the US Navy that are allowed to have the names of other ships and
famous presidents, admirals, etc.  how do i know?  well, that's a whole
'nother question.


Herb Chong...

I'm user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....

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