Monday, April 2, 2012

USS Enterprise in Piraeus

The very first American nuclear powered aircraft carrier “Enterprise” anchored off shore of Palaio Faliro, south of Athens, on Wednesday morning, 49 years after its last visit to the capital. The Big “E”, the longest carrier in the world and the first nuclear carrier in the US fleet, was accompanied by the cruiser USS Vicksburg and will remain in Athens for at least three days before sailing for the Suez Canal and then on to the Persian Gulf for its 22th and final deployment. The majority of the Enterprise’s personnel, nearly 5,000 sailors, marines and aviators, of which roughly 950 are women, disembarked from the vessel for shore leave in the greater Athens area.
Sources:
athensnews.gr
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