The name USS Arizona is among the most famous of the Navy, but for all the wrong reasons. She was a ship of war that became a symbol of war, but which, perhaps, most represented the peacetime Navy.
USS Enterprise was the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and would see an exceptional five decades of active service throughout an astounding number of operations, including being the first nuclear powered ship to engage in combat. However, Enterprise’s deadliest day was not off of Vietnam, but off of Hawaii.