Where would USS Enterprise CV-6 and USS Enterprise CVN-65 need to be preserved?
Short answerCVN-65 needs Hampton Roads and Newport News nuclear support; CV-6 could be displayed at any port with enough draft and dock space.
NotesPreservation location depends on infrastructure as much as sentiment. Nuclear-powered CVN-65 would need Hampton Roads and an agreement with Newport News Shipbuilding because the yard can support a nuclear vessel of her displacement. Conventional CV-6 would be far easier to place. Any port with sufficient water depth and dock space could host the Second World War carrier. Propulsion, regulation, maintenance capacity, and hull size constrain museum-ship choices long after active service.