USS Enterprise

Ship · United States · May 12, 1938 – February 17, 1947

The most decorated US warship of the Second World War; her dive bombers sank Kaga and Akagi at Midway.

February 1, 1942 – June 13, 1942 Task Force 16
July 28, 1942 – August 24, 1942 Task Force 61 (1942) Damaged at the Eastern Solomons
October 16, 1942 – October 30, 1942 Task Force 61 (1942)
January 6, 1944 – May 14, 1945 Fast Carrier Task Force Knocked out by a kamikaze off Kyushu

April 18, 1942 Launches the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo Map
April 25, 1942 Returns to Pearl Harbor Map
May 28, 1942 Sails for Midway Map
June 4, 1942 – June 6, 1942 Point Luck: strikes the Japanese carriers at Midway Battle of Midway Map
June 13, 1942 Returns to Pearl Harbor Map
August 7, 1942 Covers the Guadalcanal landings Guadalcanal campaign Map
August 24, 1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Eastern Solomons Map
October 26, 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Map
October 30, 1942 Back at Nouméa Map
January 29, 1944 Strikes the Marshalls (TF 58) Map
February 17, 1944 Operation Hailstone at Truk Operation Hailstone Map
April 22, 1944 Covers the Hollandia landings Map
June 19, 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Philippine Sea Map
October 12, 1944 Strikes Formosa (TF 38) Map
October 24, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of Leyte Gulf Map
January 12, 1945 Raids the South China Sea Map
February 16, 1945 First carrier raids on Tokyo (TF 58) Map
April 7, 1945 Sinks Yamato off Okinawa Operation Ten-Go Map