USS Enterprise ( Nine ships named Enterprise in US Navy history since 1775. The three most important are CV-6, 1938 - 1947. Most decorated warship in US history, involved in all major naval battles in the Pacific in World War 2 and received 20 Battle Stars. CVN-65, 1961-2012. World's first nuclear powered warship, served during the Cuban missile crisis, in Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and other operations during peacetime. CVN -80, 2025 - 2075 or more.)