MEDALLIC ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE LAUNCH OF THE U.S.S. ENTERPRISE - THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHIP - SEPTEMBER 24, 1960 AT NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA CERTIFIED BY NGC MINT STATE 68 OBVERSE: PROFILE VIEW OF THE ENTERPRISE AT SEA, CLOUDS IN DISTANCE. REVERSE: SCROLL WITH LEGEND, U.S. NAVY ARMS ABOVE AND NAVAL LOGO BELOW, 8 STARS ABOVE NAVY ARMS. MEDAL CONTAINS 130.6 GRAMS OF .999 FINE SILVER (4.2 OZS) THE U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) WAS COMMISIONED IN 1961 AND IS THE WORLD'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER AND THE LARGEST SHIP AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER OF ITS ERA. ALTHOUGH "THE BIG 'E'" IS SCHEDULED FOR RETIREMENT IN 2013, SHE REMAINS THE WORLD'S LONGEST SHIP AND BEARS THE NAME OF HER PREDECESSOR OF WORLD WAR II FAME. ENTERPRISE IS THE SECOND OLDEST VESSEL IN THE NAVY, AFTER THE MASTED AND WOODEN-HULLED FRIGATE U.S.S. CONSTITUTION "OLD IRONSIDES". ENTERPRISE STILL RANKS AS THE 11TH HEAVIEST SUPERCARRIER IN THE WORLD. THE DESIGNS FOR THIS STRIKING TRIBUTE WERE CREATED BY THE ART STAFF OF THE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY WHO BUILT THE SHIP STRUCK BY MEDALLIC ART COMPANY OF NEW YORK. |
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