OMG those poor men that served on it were devastated. That makes me mad. I hope we still have people like that in our country. I've been on the Yorktown, but the 1st Yorktown got sunk didn't it? I can't remember. It's in Charleston, the Hunley is there too, they had another sub there when I was there I did not get in that thing, it looked spooky. My husband and daughter did though.
My father told me that he supervised the installation of the steam catapults on the Enterprise. It was a long time ago and he has passed on. He served in the U.S. Navy during the war and then in the U.S.M.M. until he died. He died before he retired. His name was Charles Signal Nelson, born in Alabama on May 7, 1915. His parents named him Signal because his father Elias Nelson was out at sea in a storm when he was born and the Signal that they were safe was the word of the day. Wonderfull video.
I think that is an insult to every US Citizen, Sailor, and veteran of World War II, their children and all future americans...What the H*&% were they thinking. So many battle stars, so much honor. They preserved other carriers, but not this one...Swords into plowshares...one sword we should have kept. My heart knows!!!
We owe those men every single one of them our lives. Now I know why they fought so hard to have the first shuttle named Enterprise. Thank-you Gentlemen all.
You have inspired me beyond belief. The same goes for the passengers on United 93 and all the people who perished on 9/11. I ask that everyone who views this series stand on 9/11 in solemn gratitude.
@29900571 Remember, Even thought she is gone, Her memories and Fighting spirits lives on. She is known as the most decorated ship in the history of the U.S Navy. They scrap it because they had nothing to do with her since the war is over. They would use the brave fighting steel plates to build something that would support the people than war. Her reason was to bring end to the war and bring peace to the people. She accomplished her mission and has to be somehow used.
@29900571 didn't they 1961? If so that was Kennedy's watch which very weird because he was in the navy supposedly a hero PT109, lol well Im not gonna watch again just for that. I was just little not in school.
The USS Enterprise could have been a floating Museum but sold for scrap, this Ship was everywhere in the Pacific from the beginning to Okinawa why do this.
seriosly y not keep her afloat but just not a musuem a bloody simble of y america won the war 941 downed and 71 ships sunk wtf and they just scrap it screw whoever sold the big e for scrap
I agree with the sentiment that it was sad to scrap her. However, I agree with the poetic sentiment that she was recycled to continue serving her country who was still growing and needed oodles and oodles of steel.
The Enterprise should have been saved, not only because of her history, which in my opinion is unmatched, but she was also the last of the Yorktown class. I don't know what the reasoning was behind it, but it was a piece of history that can never be replaced.
Its sad to see that ship scrapped... but just maybe there are bits of her in the ships that protect us from pirates, are sticking up for Libyan democracy, and keeping the world safer.
from all the people of New Zealand and Australia im sure it has been said many times but thank you to all the ships and sailor's or America if it weren't for you i would be speak japanese right now
now that is just sick. destroying a ship that did alot of work and saw so much combat, alot more than any other ship we had. They scrap her? that's just....i can't describe it...they should've just made her a museum....
How could the Navy turn the USS Intrepid into a museum instead of the Enterprise? How could the citizens of a grateful nation allow such a hero to be put to death? There are at least three WW2 Navy vessels in the NY/NJ area as museums. A sub, the USS Ling (SS-297) is in Hackensack, NJ. The Iowa class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) is in Camden, NJ and the Intrepid (CV-11) in moored in NYC. So, why not save Lucky E? Perhaps, she didn't want to be a museum. Great Whites need to swim free. Hmmm.
Parts of the CV-6 were used in the current Enterprise, sadly they say removing the reactors once she's retired will make it all but impossible to preserve her as a museum but there is a petition online to make the Gearld R. Ford class carrier CVN-79 the ninth USS Enterprise and the successor to CV-6
I totally agree with those that are saying that it was Wrong to Scrap the USS Enterprise and it wouldve been great to have her as a Floating Museum as well as a War Memorial docked in Pearl Harbor where she began her Battle Career in the Pacific.
And now, I just hope the current USS Enterprise CVN 65 does not meet the same Fate of being Scrapped as she will be Decommissioned from Active Duty in 2012.
Enterprise didn't just saved America... the Enterprise saved the whole oceaned parts asia! Thank you oh brave men of Enterprise. Thank you Enterprise for by your valiant deeds, support and valor, my country was freed from Japanese occupation during the War. Thank you for the sacrifices you made... they shall never be forgotten.
My old ship keel laid in 1952,dont like that ship it is not well maintained ,all my requisition to at least make her tough and seaworthy was denied, if the weather-Beaufort scale was force 8-9 only i can not sleep,then there was an accident she was severly burned from below weather deck to hurricane deck(compass deck) she was on her way to be scrap and was scrapped I feel sad,she was a part of my life for nearly a year,she survived sever storm in Pacific and atlantic,What is more 4 Enterprise
Bloody hell what on earth they scrap a legendary Aircraft carrier , the most decorated,who in most cases in combat operation at all times, it has defeated or incapacitated lots of enemies stronghold thereby contributing much in winning the war, a battle hardened ship, better they let her turn into rush until it become a dush at least she dead in a natural way and for the time being the memeories of her and her officer,crew, marines,all airmen will be more known,bloody morons scrapping a hero
@royalnavy811 What are you talking about shut up old guys ? Common ? you will be also and old guy then a young ones will say to you stupid old brat ,but you wont be old enough with your attitude.old photos brings back memories speaking of heart, do you have heart ?i think you never been in war,land battle is much much diffirent than naval battle,a ship became our second home some their own home aside from recieving our monthly pay,you better pipe down if you knew nothing about ship(Men of War)
Even though I think these series are baised and are clearly a propaganda of US superiority, "the good guys vs. bad guys", I admit they were very well done.
@RobotechMacrossGame Hey this is not a propaganda like in your country this is the true story. Even here it shows that you are an antogonistic person, and i suppose that your country is always using propaganda common in communist and moslem countries, this evenst took place during WW2 how can you say this is propaganda at current decade ? Anyhow in many cases USA is superior than your country, youtube is an American site Why you are here viewing this events if you dont like America ?
We, being human sent by God to live peacefully on the earth planet , should not create so many wars and battles. God will punish those countries , creating wars all the time. They , being devil of creating wars and killing innocent lives, should be punished to death and going to hell after death though they somehow pretend to believe in God or Jesus .
@peacelover828 im confused your religious but dont seem to have read any of it. God himself waged war against the devil when he tried to take over heaven rather than just give heaven over to the devil and allow peace. so i would think he would be understanding of our wars. Also he gave us free will therefore we are already punished for our choice by being kicked out of eden. Also according to the bible god called down plauges and deaths to many inoccent people. I dont know the god u speak of.
@peacelover828 you're an idiot. those men who died and fought on the big e made it possible for us living in the united states to have at least a chance at peace and give us hope that when we are hurt we can rise back up and hurt those who have hurt us. i respect every single one of those men who fought on the big e and lived or died. they are true heros from the days when ships were made of wood and the men were made of steel.
All big war ships including Aircraft carriers are targets being too big to be attacked and destroyed during the real wars. That is why china will never build any aircraft carriers which is waste of money and human resources. Serveral ballistic missiles launched at the coast can sink any aircraft carriers or big navy vessels easily. So never build any big navy vessels which is useless in modern warfare.
it is sad to see Big E go but she served her duty and defeated the Japanese Empire the war is over. Tojo and Karachi are dead the US has won we will never again go to war against the mighty Japanese Empire.
thats really sad that they destroyed it. It really was the only reason we won the battle of midway (and in that the pacific war) They really should have kept her. Guess that's a testament to the US government. They were screw ups then. Still are now.
i always wanted to serve on the big e or the lucky e the enterprise whatever you want to call that floating war hero and if the new big e is still around when im 18 i will serve on the new big e its so sad to see it to go it should be a crime to destroy the big e if we didnt have the big e we would not be here
One simply has to love american documentaries for the unique way in which they manage to make war appear as a video game and portrait their own military personel like characters out of some comic strip (i still suspect this marine to be another state of the art animation) while still maintaining an undertone of seriousness. Quite entertaining - thanks to the uploader.
I just wanted to say, after watching all the Battle 360 episodes, thank you so much to the uploader. I think it's important that we honor the sacrifices of the greatest generation by doing our best to educate ourselves on their heroic actions, and having documentaries like this publicly available makes this possible.
They should have done to enterprise what they did to USS Intrepid, put her as a museum in NY Harbor! I've been to that ship before, it feels so redeeming, remembering a defender that you can still remember today, yet what a shame happened to enterprise.....
I really enjoyed watching this series. Thanks for posting it, as I don't have TV. I have claustrophobia, and the thought of being below decks of a ship in a war terrifies me. Sailors must have nerves of steel, and you could see it in these shows. Brave people, you have to admire them, on both sides. How can you not?
Great Warship! Wow! But I agree with most of the people that made comments here. After all that she went through, I believe that it was a slap in the face for her being sold as scrap. They should of at the minimum preserved a section of the ship into the museum. its just really sad
maybe they regret it afterwards... such a noble ship.. turn into scrap.. after protecting millions of life, giving all it can do to survive the war. surviving major damages such a reckless move from the government, but still we cannot do anything about it.. like cheovl9 said, how i wish enterprise were blown up with honor and pride, like in the marine, we you die on the ship, its an honor to be grave in the sea because your life is there.. veterans and us will never forget enterprise
what they could've done was actually UPGRADE the enterprise to modern standards capable of jet warfare, they did it once before by upgrading her with torpedo blisters and more AA, so by scrapping her they actually did a horrible mistake, so much blood and sweat was shed on that ship..and then to scrap her..a shame..a true shame..they should've upgraded her instead
i know its a shame to not save a ship like Enterprise, but think of this.. if she had been made a museum... we couldnt have another ship named Enterprise, frankly.. i want an Enterprise out there.. ready when we need her..
typical governments putting cost before anything else ... twas the same with the english government and the scraping of ships like HMS Warspite and other vesels that would have made brilliant memorials to our service men....pft
What a big shame that the Enterprise was not preserved. It symbolized the American spirit and enterprise. I feel extremely sorry for her. It's a heinous crime.
Great series, I enjoyed watching all the episodes. A valiant ship and heroic men who served on her. More Americans should know the tale of the Enterprise. Damn proud. Thanks for uploading and sharing.
why in hell would u destroy a major symbol of world war 2?
The thing i noticed about this country is that every one in this country has bravery when they serve in the army,navy or airforce, but they are total red necks (aka dumb asses) when they come home
I'm not american. But I really do Salute the men on the Big E. And I also believe that to scrap her, Was one of the most dodgy-post-war desiscions ever made. Its not right to get rid of something that savd your lives, which lets face it, she did.
R.I.P, Enterprise, R.I.P, American Sailors and Aircrews.
Post war the Enterpise wasn't worth much. Like the guy said, jet planes and all.
The only reason it didn't become a museum is because we couldn't afford it. And by the war's end, nobody cared. Of course, now, everybody would die for it to be.
I can relate to the guy talking about how he cried when he heard of the scrapping of his ship;. I serverd on the Uss Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 for 4 years (79to 83) Just learned about a year ago that a few years ago she had been sold for scrap but that while being towed to galveston she sank during a storm. I like to believe she avoided the cutting torch the only way she could. Ship was my home for 4 years out of Pearl and took me all over the far east. Salute
When the war ended, the US Navy had an incredible 6,000 ships, something like 15X today's Navy. Obviously, a vast number of ships would have to be scrapped. However, I do think Enterprise should have been preserved as a museum. We can look to the Intrepid for guidance as to what it would have cost. After the initial conversion, it isn't significant. And of course some of the cost could be earned back through admissions fees.
I have watched this series dozens of times. I cry every time. We must never forget all those who sacrificed so much for all of us. God bless them all.
they could not launch jets or any thing else the best thing the military could do is make it (if they did not scrap it) was turn it into a helacopter carrier. ther is a new big-E in our navy, a more modern war carrier. i hope they will live up to the old enterprise
i understand why they couldn't turn her into a museum, but scrap??? i think it would be more honorable if they just sink her, put a few bombs on her and sink her just like they do with other ships, then they turn into living space for fish and other marine animals, but at least you know she still exists, she is underwater, but she is whole, but come on man, scrap? SCRAP?
@cheovl9 Yeah, some ships were used as target ships...in fact I think the German Prinz Eugen (sailed with the Bismarck) cruiser was used by the Americans for atomic bomb testing.
Other ships sadly scrapped despite attempts at preservation include HMS Warspite (my NC license plate reads "Warspite") and the WWI German battlecruiser SMS Goeben, scrapped in the 1970s I think. survived that long only to be scrapped, grr!!!
@cheovl9 No, not sinking with bomb or torpedoes. Just could just sink her by opening all valves and let her rest in the ocean honourably. Sinking with bombs would be blasphemy for a ship that survived so many.
The documentary never mentioned the fact that Enterprise is the only ship outside the British Navy to ever receive the British Admiralty Pennant in the British Navy's 400 year history. It was awarded in 1946 on a cruise to the UK.
i just cant understand the irony: IT SURVIVE ALMOST ALL KNOWN BATTLES IN THE PACIFIC AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST SUPERIOR NAVY......THE JAPANESE FAILED TO SINK HER......and she would just be destroyed in a scrap yard.....leads me to one conclusion: JAPANESE NAVY = SCRAP YARD
for you guys out there i the comment couldnt let post the full comment so i had to delete some of it so thats why the comment dosent make much sense so srry
we should be happy that CV-6 was scrappted, if she was made into a museum you would have seen little kids not even caring about the ship, throwing there trash anywere lets not forgot those selfish teenagers who are manning the icecream and food stands. I mean it would make such a proud warship witch went through 4 years of hell. we all must remeber this even thoug CV-6 isnt here phiscaly we all know what she did and we will remeber here for that.
happy ? son our specis is obsessed with the past as such its one thing to read about or watch on tv about the Enterprise but to be able to see the physical ship would give a real tangible perspective. we have Flags,B-29s,Tanks preserved and so on we have several ships from that era that survived but not the greatest of the great for one day there will be no more WW2 vets and all that will remain is their weapons aircraft and ships. and it wont be long before she pass's from memory in to history.
Just saying, when Enterprise was scraped we were not replacing our current carriers with nuclear ones. At that time we were converting our Essex & Midway class to angled deck carriers and were making Forrestal and Kitty Hawk class Super carriers. We were designing the USS Enterprise CVN-65 but had no plans at the time on going all nuclear. Oh and sad to say 65's days are numbered, they are planning to retire her around 2015. Lets hope they keep the big E alive a& name a ford class after her.
You are incorrect on the cost to save and preserve the Enterprise. I suggest you look up the USS Hornet CVS-12 National Museum docked in Alameda. She has been carefully hand preserved by volunteers. And the US goernment doesn't spend a nickle for upkeep. She is not only a museum, but also is a duty station for Navy reserve personnel from the old Moffet NAS .
The only reason your suggested case is true is because volunteers are spending their own time to keep the ship alive. Post WW2, there simply were not enough people that would either volunteer or donate money to the cause. And to add to that, the government would probably not want to keep enterprise as she is no longer useful with the coming of nuclear carriers and preserving her would only waste time, space and money.
and what strain on the economy we emerged as the wealthiest and most prosperous nation at that time how else would we have so decisevly won the war we gave out billions and millions to many nations to help other countries to rebuild and you want me to believe that it wouldn't have been possible to shell out a few grand to save the ship that meant the difference between victory and defeat ???
to say that it would have burdened a nation to preserve the greatest fighting ship ever is really sad to say the economy was weak or to low is a joke the economy was strengthened by world war 2 not the other way around and just so you know when you scrap something so meaningful is a real waste it wouldn't cost a anything but time to let her sit some where on the seaboard so when someone tells me that scrapping the Enterprise was the right thing to do i say.....Bullshit.
Enterprise isn't dead. It had to go at some point. We just didn't have the money to make a musem of it. The ship became more a living being that was a casualty of war, but as with all things, they must end. Lucky E did her duty with more courage than most ships can attest, and when it came her time, she had the courage to decomission instead of put more strain onto the economy.
Thx for the upload. i do have the history channel and saw one episode. I was hooked on the history behind WW2. i remember seeing a few war movies that depicted different phases of the war vs. japan. this series was enlightening.
in the end. War is a sad thing. No one wins. The casualties are as a result a few that instigate such things. Hitler in this case... who influenced that Japanese
Those that serve are indeed honorable. A few that command to conquer, that is something else.
Very well written. I do agree that the war was a very emotional moment where lives are lost due to inexcusable reasons. Hitler and his armada of troops have influenced the Japanese and various other Axis powers to invade foreign countries in an attempt to begin a world wide war.
i cant beleive they counldn't make enterprise a museum ship. iknow there is one aircraft carrier that became a museum ship, though i dont know which one it is( is not a ww2 aircraft carrier), and enterprise would have made a better musuem ship than it
After the war, the US could not afford to pay war funds by themselves. They resorted to selling unnecessary ships that they viewed as a hinder to the economic progression. Technology grew through the war and soon, the old technology the Enterprise possessed were far too obsolete; therefore, the navy had no choice but to scrap her.
@WarheroWW2 The USS Intrepid is an Essex-class carrier that is a floating museum in Manhattan. It's a cool ship...I haven't been on it but I've seen it from the highway right in front of the dock. It has modern aircraft including a Blackbird on its deck.
The Enterprise maybe gone, but as the video says, as long as we remember the Enterprise it's there.
It was fitting that the first Captain of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, was in the Fighting Squad 6 of the USS Enterprise CV-6, Captain Vincent P. de Poix. Beautiful.
OMG those poor men that served on it were devastated. That makes me mad. I hope we still have people like that in our country. I've been on the Yorktown, but the 1st Yorktown got sunk didn't it? I can't remember. It's in Charleston, the Hunley is there too, they had another sub there when I was there I did not get in that thing, it looked spooky. My husband and daughter did though.
debzeppeliniv 1 week ago
May history never forget the name Enterprise.
hardguns62 1 week ago
scrapping the "Enterprise" was TREASON...period...
ultramegatrion 3 weeks ago
My father told me that he supervised the installation of the steam catapults on the Enterprise. It was a long time ago and he has passed on. He served in the U.S. Navy during the war and then in the U.S.M.M. until he died. He died before he retired. His name was Charles Signal Nelson, born in Alabama on May 7, 1915. His parents named him Signal because his father Elias Nelson was out at sea in a storm when he was born and the Signal that they were safe was the word of the day. Wonderfull video.
PeterDad60 4 weeks ago
Sad and anger is all I get when I see young men from both sides give everything for their country
krewrunit 1 month ago
Thanks to all who served on Enterprise; thanks to all you great Enterprise men.
mikegallegos7 1 month ago
Thank You Enterprise, We miss you and your Grim Reapers Squadron.
TORRESBUEHL 2 months ago
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE USS ENTERPRICE.
TheRapper10000 2 months ago
I would have sunk her.... It's one of the higest honours of War Ships
DarkR4NG3R72 2 months ago
The most decorated ship of the entire WW2 sold for fuckin scrap
anandkarki2000 2 months ago
I think that is an insult to every US Citizen, Sailor, and veteran of World War II, their children and all future americans...What the H*&% were they thinking. So many battle stars, so much honor. They preserved other carriers, but not this one...Swords into plowshares...one sword we should have kept. My heart knows!!!
giannivee1 3 months ago in playlist battle 360
Strange, after all this the F4U Corsair, the best navy fighter of WWII wasn't even mentioned!
Bubo25 3 months ago
Goodbye U.S.S. Enterprise
bigdawg72987 3 months ago
Scrapping the Enterprise was the stupidest idea ever you dont scrap World War Teck its legendary & symbolic R.I.P. ALL WHOM FOUGHT IN THE WARS
The2ndDonMafianChild 4 months ago 2
We owe those men every single one of them our lives. Now I know why they fought so hard to have the first shuttle named Enterprise. Thank-you Gentlemen all.
You have inspired me beyond belief. The same goes for the passengers on United 93 and all the people who perished on 9/11. I ask that everyone who views this series stand on 9/11 in solemn gratitude.
OnlineAutoAuctions 4 months ago
RIP Uss Enterprise CV-N
Apollo11222 5 months ago 2
Four words for USS Enterprise, her crew, and the others that fought during the war ..................I will never forget.......
23RedPheonix 5 months ago 2
WHY THE FUCK DID THEY SCRAP IT!?
29900571 5 months ago 14
@29900571 yahh!! scraft! the ruler of the see, the nigth rider of his time, become scragth!
yrastor07 1 month ago
@yrastor07 wait.... whats scraft? is it starcraft? O.o
29900571 1 month ago
@29900571 Remember, Even thought she is gone, Her memories and Fighting spirits lives on. She is known as the most decorated ship in the history of the U.S Navy. They scrap it because they had nothing to do with her since the war is over. They would use the brave fighting steel plates to build something that would support the people than war. Her reason was to bring end to the war and bring peace to the people. She accomplished her mission and has to be somehow used.
starjetfighter223 1 month ago
@starjetfighter223 im still pissed tho
):<
29900571 1 week ago
@29900571 didn't they 1961? If so that was Kennedy's watch which very weird because he was in the navy supposedly a hero PT109, lol well Im not gonna watch again just for that. I was just little not in school.
debzeppeliniv 1 week ago
It's so moving. Thank you!
Crocodile138 6 months ago 2
im glad we kept the uss TEXAS YEEEE HAAAAA
theerwinrommel1891 6 months ago
They made the yorktown and the intrepid a museun BUT NOT THE ENTERPRISES!?!
sonofrock97 6 months ago 16
The USS Enterprise could have been a floating Museum but sold for scrap, this Ship was everywhere in the Pacific from the beginning to Okinawa why do this.
tss77 6 months ago 2
when the enterprise was scraped, the japs admirals that survived probaly had a lough
alexander1t 6 months ago
Hey,one thing i noticed is they put the 2nd yorktown up as a museum but scrapped the Lucky e, anyone think thats odd?
BoPrivateFC 7 months ago 4
@BoPrivateFC hell yeah
williepayt01 6 months ago
I even want to cry after watching the greatest ship of all time going to scrap!
killmoose097 7 months ago
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to all crews of the big E...i salute you... but scrapping her that's too odd......R.I.P....
showcoyz 7 months ago
to all crews of the big E...i salute you... but scrapping her that's to odd......R.I.P....
showcoyz 7 months ago
cmon america dosnt want to lose the big e during the war but when its over they just scrap her wtfwtfwft
MRps3foreva 7 months ago
seriosly y not keep her afloat but just not a musuem a bloody simble of y america won the war 941 downed and 71 ships sunk wtf and they just scrap it screw whoever sold the big e for scrap
MRps3foreva 7 months ago
I agree with the sentiment that it was sad to scrap her. However, I agree with the poetic sentiment that she was recycled to continue serving her country who was still growing and needed oodles and oodles of steel.
patsfreak 7 months ago
The Enterprise should have been saved, not only because of her history, which in my opinion is unmatched, but she was also the last of the Yorktown class. I don't know what the reasoning was behind it, but it was a piece of history that can never be replaced.
kaang69 7 months ago
Its sad to see that ship scrapped... but just maybe there are bits of her in the ships that protect us from pirates, are sticking up for Libyan democracy, and keeping the world safer.
Mantisisland 7 months ago
from all the people of New Zealand and Australia im sure it has been said many times but thank you to all the ships and sailor's or America if it weren't for you i would be speak japanese right now
BackoftheL 8 months ago 2
R.I.P USS Enterprise (CVN-9) Gone but never forgoten
Apollo11222 9 months ago 3
@Apollo11222 It's final designation was CV(N)-6 not 9.
turbonitroso7 3 months ago
now that is just sick. destroying a ship that did alot of work and saw so much combat, alot more than any other ship we had. They scrap her? that's just....i can't describe it...they should've just made her a museum....
fighter5583 9 months ago
I remember the Enterprise CV(N) 6
trainium323 9 months ago
Who is the bitch who said scrap her?????!!!! I heard the cunnret Enterprise (CV-65?) is going to be decommisoned, I hope she is not scrapped
Truthseeker4449 10 months ago
i think ww 1 & 2 pilots are better experienced than modern pilots
goingcrazy1019 11 months ago
How could the Navy turn the USS Intrepid into a museum instead of the Enterprise? How could the citizens of a grateful nation allow such a hero to be put to death? There are at least three WW2 Navy vessels in the NY/NJ area as museums. A sub, the USS Ling (SS-297) is in Hackensack, NJ. The Iowa class battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) is in Camden, NJ and the Intrepid (CV-11) in moored in NYC. So, why not save Lucky E? Perhaps, she didn't want to be a museum. Great Whites need to swim free. Hmmm.
99jerseyboy 11 months ago
Parts of the CV-6 were used in the current Enterprise, sadly they say removing the reactors once she's retired will make it all but impossible to preserve her as a museum but there is a petition online to make the Gearld R. Ford class carrier CVN-79 the ninth USS Enterprise and the successor to CV-6
snakes3425 11 months ago
If there is one ship that deserved to saved it was this one.
AmericanWarrior1776 1 year ago
for once I thought, Americans always do "Great" in every aspect. But IF THEY DO STUPID THINGS, THEY DO IT LIKE NO OTHER!
pinoyfreestyler 1 year ago
Farewell Enterprise, the good fight has already been fought and won in our behalf.
Now it's our turn to remember and never forget.
Eurofighter19 1 year ago
I totally agree with those that are saying that it was Wrong to Scrap the USS Enterprise and it wouldve been great to have her as a Floating Museum as well as a War Memorial docked in Pearl Harbor where she began her Battle Career in the Pacific.
And now, I just hope the current USS Enterprise CVN 65 does not meet the same Fate of being Scrapped as she will be Decommissioned from Active Duty in 2012.
EvilFingers 1 year ago
Enterprise didn't just saved America... the Enterprise saved the whole oceaned parts asia! Thank you oh brave men of Enterprise. Thank you Enterprise for by your valiant deeds, support and valor, my country was freed from Japanese occupation during the War. Thank you for the sacrifices you made... they shall never be forgotten.
themangix357 1 year ago 4
My old ship keel laid in 1952,dont like that ship it is not well maintained ,all my requisition to at least make her tough and seaworthy was denied, if the weather-Beaufort scale was force 8-9 only i can not sleep,then there was an accident she was severly burned from below weather deck to hurricane deck(compass deck) she was on her way to be scrap and was scrapped I feel sad,she was a part of my life for nearly a year,she survived sever storm in Pacific and atlantic,What is more 4 Enterprise
ceboym 1 year ago
Bahh, every ship built after WW2 combined did not see so much action as CV6. Everything after WW2 was a joke, only air battles were more intense.
Scrapping CV6 can be described just as HIDEOUS.
Artas1984 1 year ago
Bloody hell what on earth they scrap a legendary Aircraft carrier , the most decorated,who in most cases in combat operation at all times, it has defeated or incapacitated lots of enemies stronghold thereby contributing much in winning the war, a battle hardened ship, better they let her turn into rush until it become a dush at least she dead in a natural way and for the time being the memeories of her and her officer,crew, marines,all airmen will be more known,bloody morons scrapping a hero
ceboym 1 year ago
fucking morons, its like killing the man who helped you out of a burning building, fucking idiots for scraping a legend
pcbb01 1 year ago
I got attached to the enterprise even though I am not a sailor
Noobkille301 1 year ago
It won the war to be scrapped );
Noobkille301 1 year ago
What if the new enterprise is a modern version of the inks enterprise(eg a new lucky e)
Noobkille301 1 year ago
its sad that they had to scrap it. the least they could have done would be to scuttle it in shallow water as a memorial to the men who served on her
fishboy01 1 year ago
shut up old guy its no here its in hearts COmmon
royalnavy811 1 year ago
@royalnavy811 What are you talking about shut up old guys ? Common ? you will be also and old guy then a young ones will say to you stupid old brat ,but you wont be old enough with your attitude.old photos brings back memories speaking of heart, do you have heart ?i think you never been in war,land battle is much much diffirent than naval battle,a ship became our second home some their own home aside from recieving our monthly pay,you better pipe down if you knew nothing about ship(Men of War)
ceboym 1 year ago
Even though I think these series are baised and are clearly a propaganda of US superiority, "the good guys vs. bad guys", I admit they were very well done.
RobotechMacrossGame 1 year ago
@RobotechMacrossGame Hey this is not a propaganda like in your country this is the true story. Even here it shows that you are an antogonistic person, and i suppose that your country is always using propaganda common in communist and moslem countries, this evenst took place during WW2 how can you say this is propaganda at current decade ? Anyhow in many cases USA is superior than your country, youtube is an American site Why you are here viewing this events if you dont like America ?
ceboym 1 year ago 2
We, being human sent by God to live peacefully on the earth planet , should not create so many wars and battles. God will punish those countries , creating wars all the time. They , being devil of creating wars and killing innocent lives, should be punished to death and going to hell after death though they somehow pretend to believe in God or Jesus .
peacelover828 1 year ago
@peacelover828 im confused your religious but dont seem to have read any of it. God himself waged war against the devil when he tried to take over heaven rather than just give heaven over to the devil and allow peace. so i would think he would be understanding of our wars. Also he gave us free will therefore we are already punished for our choice by being kicked out of eden. Also according to the bible god called down plauges and deaths to many inoccent people. I dont know the god u speak of.
BIGDTFC 1 year ago
@peacelover828 you're an idiot. those men who died and fought on the big e made it possible for us living in the united states to have at least a chance at peace and give us hope that when we are hurt we can rise back up and hurt those who have hurt us. i respect every single one of those men who fought on the big e and lived or died. they are true heros from the days when ships were made of wood and the men were made of steel.
TMBSTNE284 11 months ago
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All big war ships including Aircraft carriers are targets being too big to be attacked and destroyed during the real wars. That is why china will never build any aircraft carriers which is waste of money and human resources. Serveral ballistic missiles launched at the coast can sink any aircraft carriers or big navy vessels easily. So never build any big navy vessels which is useless in modern warfare.
peacelover828 1 year ago
it is sad to see Big E go but she served her duty and defeated the Japanese Empire the war is over. Tojo and Karachi are dead the US has won we will never again go to war against the mighty Japanese Empire.
geomodelrailroader 1 year ago
thats really sad that they destroyed it. It really was the only reason we won the battle of midway (and in that the pacific war) They really should have kept her. Guess that's a testament to the US government. They were screw ups then. Still are now.
Thanks you to all WWII vets for what you did :)
newm123 1 year ago
i always wanted to serve on the big e or the lucky e the enterprise whatever you want to call that floating war hero and if the new big e is still around when im 18 i will serve on the new big e its so sad to see it to go it should be a crime to destroy the big e if we didnt have the big e we would not be here
MrTowboy123 1 year ago
Let history never forget the name Enterprise!
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
RichardSwayne 1 year ago
One simply has to love american documentaries for the unique way in which they manage to make war appear as a video game and portrait their own military personel like characters out of some comic strip (i still suspect this marine to be another state of the art animation) while still maintaining an undertone of seriousness. Quite entertaining - thanks to the uploader.
DasPremium 1 year ago
I just wanted to say, after watching all the Battle 360 episodes, thank you so much to the uploader. I think it's important that we honor the sacrifices of the greatest generation by doing our best to educate ourselves on their heroic actions, and having documentaries like this publicly available makes this possible.
chicagovigilante 1 year ago
R.I.P U.S.S. Enterprise
xXSuperSandvichXx 1 year ago
Thank you BigBoyFatso for uploading this! RIP USS Enterprise! TT ^ TT
Shanubis 1 year ago
rest in peace all the brave men that fought and died juring the war you people will aways be in peoples hearts. R.I.P to the big E
Lrules0202 1 year ago
It would of been awesome if they used the enterprise's scrap in the new USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The "Big E" would of lived on.
downloadgoblin 1 year ago
I think that America should give more thanks to the men who served on the enterprise, but their dedication should be remembered forever
noahhorn1 1 year ago
they didnt just protect america,... they also protected countless other countrys including mine, canada
MarcusBelliveau 1 year ago
They should have done to enterprise what they did to USS Intrepid, put her as a museum in NY Harbor! I've been to that ship before, it feels so redeeming, remembering a defender that you can still remember today, yet what a shame happened to enterprise.....
bloodblitz12 1 year ago
Ah this shit always tears me up
thatsMrSmileytoyou 1 year ago 2
I really enjoyed watching this series. Thanks for posting it, as I don't have TV. I have claustrophobia, and the thought of being below decks of a ship in a war terrifies me. Sailors must have nerves of steel, and you could see it in these shows. Brave people, you have to admire them, on both sides. How can you not?
Oldyzracer 1 year ago
American killed they greatest warrior.
Patton, the big E won the war for their country to have kind of the fate.
We Indians honor them not cut them onto bits.
kaiyaaz 1 year ago
the true good Samaritan...
TheAngelknives 1 year ago
Great Warship! Wow! But I agree with most of the people that made comments here. After all that she went through, I believe that it was a slap in the face for her being sold as scrap. They should of at the minimum preserved a section of the ship into the museum. its just really sad
ppeng001 1 year ago
Why can't they just put the full size of Enterprese into the Musume
hienhao 1 year ago
maybe they regret it afterwards... such a noble ship.. turn into scrap.. after protecting millions of life, giving all it can do to survive the war. surviving major damages such a reckless move from the government, but still we cannot do anything about it.. like cheovl9 said, how i wish enterprise were blown up with honor and pride, like in the marine, we you die on the ship, its an honor to be grave in the sea because your life is there.. veterans and us will never forget enterprise
kraslan13 1 year ago
Great series thank you Big Boy
tundradirtbiker 1 year ago
what they could've done was actually UPGRADE the enterprise to modern standards capable of jet warfare, they did it once before by upgrading her with torpedo blisters and more AA, so by scrapping her they actually did a horrible mistake, so much blood and sweat was shed on that ship..and then to scrap her..a shame..a true shame..they should've upgraded her instead
kornek21 1 year ago 3
"All good things must come to an end..."
A lesson taught by another USS Enterprise:
NCC-1701-D
Steamrunner92 1 year ago 3
what a bad ending, most decorated warship of ww2 and it's sold as scrap :(
1337sabotage 1 year ago
i know its a shame to not save a ship like Enterprise, but think of this.. if she had been made a museum... we couldnt have another ship named Enterprise, frankly.. i want an Enterprise out there.. ready when we need her..
guyver214 1 year ago 2
"there's nothing glamorous about war"
haveakitkat123 1 year ago 4
@haveakitkat123 except killing your enemies, brutality.
xxxIronHeadxxx 1 year ago
typical governments putting cost before anything else ... twas the same with the english government and the scraping of ships like HMS Warspite and other vesels that would have made brilliant memorials to our service men....pft
sajuuk212 1 year ago 2
What a big shame that the Enterprise was not preserved. It symbolized the American spirit and enterprise. I feel extremely sorry for her. It's a heinous crime.
muhchung 2 years ago 4
Great series, I enjoyed watching all the episodes. A valiant ship and heroic men who served on her. More Americans should know the tale of the Enterprise. Damn proud. Thanks for uploading and sharing.
zzboobzz 2 years ago 9
why in hell would u destroy a major symbol of world war 2?
The thing i noticed about this country is that every one in this country has bravery when they serve in the army,navy or airforce, but they are total red necks (aka dumb asses) when they come home
123458786 2 years ago
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Because they need to precious metals it made out of!!!! DUh its just a ship.
xxxIronHeadxxx 2 years ago
Iron head that doesnt even deserve a response
AGUSIS02 2 years ago
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ussjohnston1 1 year ago
I'm not american. But I really do Salute the men on the Big E. And I also believe that to scrap her, Was one of the most dodgy-post-war desiscions ever made. Its not right to get rid of something that savd your lives, which lets face it, she did.
R.I.P, Enterprise, R.I.P, American Sailors and Aircrews.
MadAndyD96 2 years ago 5
Post war the Enterpise wasn't worth much. Like the guy said, jet planes and all.
The only reason it didn't become a museum is because we couldn't afford it. And by the war's end, nobody cared. Of course, now, everybody would die for it to be.
peepeevagi 2 years ago
I salute to the brave warriors who fought this war, man this noble ship and liberate my home country the Philippines.
gemriff 2 years ago 16
same
for the americans who died
i hope they rest in peace
knowing what they did
thefirecommander 2 years ago 4
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gemriff 2 years ago
I can relate to the guy talking about how he cried when he heard of the scrapping of his ship;. I serverd on the Uss Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 for 4 years (79to 83) Just learned about a year ago that a few years ago she had been sold for scrap but that while being towed to galveston she sank during a storm. I like to believe she avoided the cutting torch the only way she could. Ship was my home for 4 years out of Pearl and took me all over the far east. Salute
atltom58 2 years ago
Scrap? *tear*
TheZuikaku 2 years ago 4
When the war ended, the US Navy had an incredible 6,000 ships, something like 15X today's Navy. Obviously, a vast number of ships would have to be scrapped. However, I do think Enterprise should have been preserved as a museum. We can look to the Intrepid for guidance as to what it would have cost. After the initial conversion, it isn't significant. And of course some of the cost could be earned back through admissions fees.
sonoki82 2 years ago 4
God bless you brave soldiers.
mattosa987 2 years ago
Well even though they really needed to scrap her don't you think it's disgraceful to do that to such a decorated ship?
junably 2 years ago 4
How could they scrap the Enterprise?! The most revered Allied ship in WWII, and they SCRAP the best ship ever!?
DudeJulian 2 years ago 3
I have watched this series dozens of times. I cry every time. We must never forget all those who sacrificed so much for all of us. God bless them all.
1985typ944 2 years ago 14
Im from Singapore...Salute to all the men aboard in Enterprise,they are the men who fought hard in the WW2 Pacific war...
1stUSMarine 2 years ago 2
they should have respect all those who lost their lives on the ship by keeping it...is really sad
neeaddy 2 years ago
why they scrap it...they should keep it.Damn,it such a waste that Enterprise has used for a few years...
1stUSMarine 2 years ago 2
they could not launch jets or any thing else the best thing the military could do is make it (if they did not scrap it) was turn it into a helacopter carrier. ther is a new big-E in our navy, a more modern war carrier. i hope they will live up to the old enterprise
thefirecommander 2 years ago
I'm a filipino and i admire and salute the men of enterprise for the bravest thing they've done... So sad they'd just scrap enterprise, im so sad...
Thanks for posting bigboy, u did a good a job...
tonec9 2 years ago 3
thanks BigBoyFatso the videos were aswome and gave me the info i needed to write my 9 page paper on the USS Enterprise
rockandrolelover 2 years ago 6
great
bobmann10 2 years ago
i understand why they couldn't turn her into a museum, but scrap??? i think it would be more honorable if they just sink her, put a few bombs on her and sink her just like they do with other ships, then they turn into living space for fish and other marine animals, but at least you know she still exists, she is underwater, but she is whole, but come on man, scrap? SCRAP?
cheovl9 2 years ago 31
@cheovl9 Yeah, some ships were used as target ships...in fact I think the German Prinz Eugen (sailed with the Bismarck) cruiser was used by the Americans for atomic bomb testing.
Other ships sadly scrapped despite attempts at preservation include HMS Warspite (my NC license plate reads "Warspite") and the WWI German battlecruiser SMS Goeben, scrapped in the 1970s I think. survived that long only to be scrapped, grr!!!
philidor2005 1 year ago
@cheovl9 No, not sinking with bomb or torpedoes. Just could just sink her by opening all valves and let her rest in the ocean honourably. Sinking with bombs would be blasphemy for a ship that survived so many.
Lachausis 10 months ago 2
@cheovl9 what reason is there to not turn her into a museum give me one good reason?
BackoftheL 8 months ago
i wish i could see Lucky E with my naked eyes...
Ippikiwakazou 2 years ago 6
naked?
FREDRODGERSSR 2 years ago
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thefirecommander 2 years ago
Damn damn shame they scrapped her. =[
Troubleshooter11 2 years ago 8
Fucking idiots
they turned the enterprise
into scrap fucking RETARDS
julianramos1 2 years ago 34
The documentary never mentioned the fact that Enterprise is the only ship outside the British Navy to ever receive the British Admiralty Pennant in the British Navy's 400 year history. It was awarded in 1946 on a cruise to the UK.
chuckharley64 2 years ago 6
i just cant understand the irony: IT SURVIVE ALMOST ALL KNOWN BATTLES IN THE PACIFIC AGAINST ONE OF THE MOST SUPERIOR NAVY......THE JAPANESE FAILED TO SINK HER......and she would just be destroyed in a scrap yard.....leads me to one conclusion: JAPANESE NAVY = SCRAP YARD
xD
shinnazuka22 2 years ago 6
ya theyre still undercover in new jersey or something? rofl nice one
dragonfair520 2 years ago
for you guys out there i the comment couldnt let post the full comment so i had to delete some of it so thats why the comment dosent make much sense so srry
Zuchov112 2 years ago
we should be happy that CV-6 was scrappted, if she was made into a museum you would have seen little kids not even caring about the ship, throwing there trash anywere lets not forgot those selfish teenagers who are manning the icecream and food stands. I mean it would make such a proud warship witch went through 4 years of hell. we all must remeber this even thoug CV-6 isnt here phiscaly we all know what she did and we will remeber here for that.
Zuchov112 2 years ago 2
happy ? son our specis is obsessed with the past as such its one thing to read about or watch on tv about the Enterprise but to be able to see the physical ship would give a real tangible perspective. we have Flags,B-29s,Tanks preserved and so on we have several ships from that era that survived but not the greatest of the great for one day there will be no more WW2 vets and all that will remain is their weapons aircraft and ships. and it wont be long before she pass's from memory in to history.
Swabbie1972 2 years ago
:( time to say goodbye
ZzdeathangelzZ 2 years ago 2
Just saying, when Enterprise was scraped we were not replacing our current carriers with nuclear ones. At that time we were converting our Essex & Midway class to angled deck carriers and were making Forrestal and Kitty Hawk class Super carriers. We were designing the USS Enterprise CVN-65 but had no plans at the time on going all nuclear. Oh and sad to say 65's days are numbered, they are planning to retire her around 2015. Lets hope they keep the big E alive a& name a ford class after her.
airsoftguy111 2 years ago
cool videos!
mrnoonerviking 2 years ago 2
tsk tsk tsk,,, sold for scrap... just think what would the "Big E's crew think.... gosh.... that's gotta hurt...
mmmsikim 2 years ago
You are incorrect on the cost to save and preserve the Enterprise. I suggest you look up the USS Hornet CVS-12 National Museum docked in Alameda. She has been carefully hand preserved by volunteers. And the US goernment doesn't spend a nickle for upkeep. She is not only a museum, but also is a duty station for Navy reserve personnel from the old Moffet NAS .
NamVetBuck 2 years ago
The only reason your suggested case is true is because volunteers are spending their own time to keep the ship alive. Post WW2, there simply were not enough people that would either volunteer or donate money to the cause. And to add to that, the government would probably not want to keep enterprise as she is no longer useful with the coming of nuclear carriers and preserving her would only waste time, space and money.
BigBoyFatso 2 years ago
and what strain on the economy we emerged as the wealthiest and most prosperous nation at that time how else would we have so decisevly won the war we gave out billions and millions to many nations to help other countries to rebuild and you want me to believe that it wouldn't have been possible to shell out a few grand to save the ship that meant the difference between victory and defeat ???
TheDogGeneral 2 years ago
to say that it would have burdened a nation to preserve the greatest fighting ship ever is really sad to say the economy was weak or to low is a joke the economy was strengthened by world war 2 not the other way around and just so you know when you scrap something so meaningful is a real waste it wouldn't cost a anything but time to let her sit some where on the seaboard so when someone tells me that scrapping the Enterprise was the right thing to do i say.....Bullshit.
TheDogGeneral 2 years ago
the government should have donated the money nessissary to save the ship that saved them. selfish bastards.
ShortCardinalsFan262 2 years ago
And they scraped it, what a pity. A lost history treasure forever.
texas224 2 years ago
Hey tnx for the upload. Really liked the series. Salute to the men who fought and died in WW2.
seekermcr 2 years ago 2
Enterprise isn't dead. It had to go at some point. We just didn't have the money to make a musem of it. The ship became more a living being that was a casualty of war, but as with all things, they must end. Lucky E did her duty with more courage than most ships can attest, and when it came her time, she had the courage to decomission instead of put more strain onto the economy.
SeriouslyOldEnough 2 years ago
fucking 1940's us navy!!! how can they scrap the one that fought for freedom, just for economic reasons? economy= patriotism, are they really equal?
gabsz31506 2 years ago
Too bad that after all,Big E lost the last battle against economy!
NunoCRFX 2 years ago
Great upload! thanks much!
btw where's Capt Jean Luc Piccard & Admiral Kirk? lol
jahzenki 2 years ago
To bad Big E end like that.....It so sad....
3pleblow 2 years ago 3
excuse my bad typing...
belchmelch 2 years ago
Thx for the upload. i do have the history channel and saw one episode. I was hooked on the history behind WW2. i remember seeing a few war movies that depicted different phases of the war vs. japan. this series was enlightening.
in the end. War is a sad thing. No one wins. The casualties are as a result a few that instigate such things. Hitler in this case... who influenced that Japanese
Those that serve are indeed honorable. A few that command to conquer, that is something else.
belchmelch 2 years ago
Very well written. I do agree that the war was a very emotional moment where lives are lost due to inexcusable reasons. Hitler and his armada of troops have influenced the Japanese and various other Axis powers to invade foreign countries in an attempt to begin a world wide war.
BigBoyFatso 2 years ago
i cant beleive they counldn't make enterprise a museum ship. iknow there is one aircraft carrier that became a museum ship, though i dont know which one it is( is not a ww2 aircraft carrier), and enterprise would have made a better musuem ship than it
WarheroWW2 2 years ago
it is a ww2 aircraft carrier... its the USS Intrepid and its undergoing renovations, but is a museum in NY Harbor
ww2corsair 2 years ago
After the war, the US could not afford to pay war funds by themselves. They resorted to selling unnecessary ships that they viewed as a hinder to the economic progression. Technology grew through the war and soon, the old technology the Enterprise possessed were far too obsolete; therefore, the navy had no choice but to scrap her.
BigBoyFatso 2 years ago
@WarheroWW2 The USS Intrepid is an Essex-class carrier that is a floating museum in Manhattan. It's a cool ship...I haven't been on it but I've seen it from the highway right in front of the dock. It has modern aircraft including a Blackbird on its deck.
philidor2005 1 year ago
I am a Singaorean but i love the lucky E!scrapping t is madness! almost cried...
likelihood96 2 years ago 2
If they didnt scrap it, the economy would drop by maybe 0.0something percent and there would be 1 american less that will eat rojak and ice kachang.
burn1995 2 years ago
haha maybe....
lots of carries are now converted into floating museums now but why not Enterprise?
likelihood96 2 years ago
As I've said before, the economy was too low to the point where scrapping the Big E was the only choice.
BigBoyFatso 2 years ago
oh i see....too bad for the big E...
likelihood96 2 years ago
20 Battle stars and they scrap it? 911 aircraft 71 ships sunk wow thats history what a great ship! sad indeed great upload by the way :)
Krust666777 2 years ago
The Enterprise maybe gone, but as the video says, as long as we remember the Enterprise it's there.
It was fitting that the first Captain of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, was in the Fighting Squad 6 of the USS Enterprise CV-6, Captain Vincent P. de Poix. Beautiful.
Cyral189 2 years ago
Thanks so much BigBoyF for uploading. This was a great series. I hope there is more like it. War isn't glamorous but they sure make great stories.
l3laze86 2 years ago
No problem. There are loads of similar documentaries on the History Channel if you have it on TV.
BigBoyFatso 2 years ago
Yeah thanks! Just finished the series! Thanks for all the episodes!
ryanjameshay 2 years ago
why did dey have to scrap the Big E =(. She was indeed the best carrier in the pacific...
Zerohour4life 3 years ago
GOOD STUFF!!! THANXS
sontan64 3 years ago
Well, they kept certain artifacts and created a "Enterprise Exhibit" in Pensacola, Florida. And they built a new enterprise in 1961.
BigBoyFatso 3 years ago
Dude, thank you for the series
cazar4 3 years ago
No problem, if you want to watch more historical vids, subscribe, I will be uploading the series "Carrier" soon.
BigBoyFatso 3 years ago