The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

As of August 2024, three aircraft carriers have been named "Enterprise," though none currently sail. The first carrier to be named USS Enterprise entered into active service for the Navy in 1938.

What You Need to Know: The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S.

Modern U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have typically been named after U.S. presidents, though there have been a few notable exceptions -- the USS Enterprise, USS Nimitz and the USS John C.

The next generation of aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN ...

The next nuclear-powered aircraft ... carriers are under construction and will be commissioned ahead of the Clinton and W. Bush. They are the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), future USS ...