Condition : Used and in good condition. This coin is 2 x 3 inches. CVA(N)-65 , is an inactive. She was the world’s first nuclear-powered. Aircraft carrier and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear. Of World War II fame, she is nicknamed “Big E”. At 1,123 ft (342 m). In the world, a record which still stands. Her 93,284-long-ton (94,781 t). Displacement ranked her as the 12th-heaviest. After the 10 carriers of the. Had a crew of some 4,600 service members. Was, at the time of inactivation, the third-oldest. Vessel in the United States Navy after the wooden- hulled. She was originally scheduled for decommissioning in 2014 or 2015, depending on the life of her reactors and completion of her replacement. But the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. Enterprise’s home port was. Virginia as of September 2012. Her original home port was. Naval Air Station Alameda. Until close to its closure in 1997. When in port at NAS Alameda, she was visible to those crossing the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. While he lived in Berkeley, California until his death in 1966. Her final deployment, the last before her inactivation, began on 10 March 2012 and ended 4 November 2012. She was inactivated on 1 December 2012, with her official decommissioning taking place sometime in 2016. After the completion of an extensive terminal offload program currently underway. The name has been adopted by the future. Ford -class aircraft carrier. She has undergone enough of the four-year-long inactivation process to render her unfit for further military service. Has already been cut open to allow the removal of usable systems. Never personally given any of the coins. All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition unless otherwise specified above. The free listing tool. The item “USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Aircraft Carrier Big E Chiefs Navy Challenge Coin” is in sale since Tuesday, December 13, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Current Militaria (2001-Now)\Original Items\Challenge Coins”. The seller is “rolyat11″ and is located in Panama City, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.