PHOTOS: Former USS Enterprise begins final voyage from Virginia

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – The former USS Enterprise (CVN 65), nicknamed the “Big E,” departed Newport News Shipbuilding on Monday and is now on its way to Mobile, Ala., where the vessel will be dismantled. The ship was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Commissioned in 1961, the carrier served in the U.S. Navy for more than 50 years. During its operational history, the ship played key roles in the Cold War, Vietnam War and post-9/11 conflicts, including Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Former USS Enterprise to be dismantled in Alabama Following its inactivation in December 2012, the...