 Welcome to All Hands Update. This is your week in Navy history. February 3, 2017, the 8th U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Enterprise was decommissioned at Newport News Shipbuilding, ending its nearly 55-year life. The first Enterprise was a former British ship named George, until Colonel Benedict Arnold captured the ship and changed her name to the Enterprise. Enterprise number three, during her time of service, was the schooner used to capture pirate ships during the Barbary Wars. Once again a proper warship, the York town class carrier, Enterprise, earned the nickname Big E. During World War II, she earned 20 battle stars, the most of any U.S. warship in World War II. The legacy of the Enterprise will carry on as former Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced in 2012 that Big E will be the third Gerald R. Ford class carrier. To find out more about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website.