Enterprise Finished With Engines -- December 2, 2012

USS Enterprise, CVN-65, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, retired yesterday.  I remember when she was stationed at the Alameda Naval Air Station.  I used to watch her sail through the Golden Gate. 

This photo shows Enterprise sailing towards the Golden Gate Bridge in 1974.  She had to wait till low tiede to clear the deck of the bridge.  U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.