There have been a succession of ships throughout history known as the USS Enterprise. The seventh USS Enterprise was one of America's first giant aircraft carriers. She took to the sea in 1936 as one of the few US aircraft carrier commissioned prior to WWII. The nearly 800 ft. long vessel could hold up to 90 aircraft. The ship served during WWII, primarily in the actions against Japan, taking part in conflicts from the Battle of Midway to the Guadalcanal, earning it more decorations that any other US ship in WWII. However by 1945, the country was already building bigger and better aircraft carriers, making the Enterprise obsolete. The 16 foot long, one ton nameplate was refurbished in 2000 and placed in Veteran's Memorial Park in River Vale.
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