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From: eagle@ihlpg.UUCP (John Blumenstein)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: more stuff
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Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 14:33:05 EST
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> 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.

Remember in ST:TMP when they showed V'ger the ship they had a display of
all the ships named Enterprise including the prototype of the Space
shuttle.
-- 
Sulu: "They say she has transwarp drive."
Scotty: "Aye, and if my mother had wheels she would be a wagon."

				John T. Blumenstein
				ihlpg!eagle