In the early years of the Enterprise, she visited Boston. The ship was too large to come into the inner harbor, so my Dad chartered a little boat, and he took all of us kids out to see her, anchored out in the more open “outer” harbor.
I can still see in my mind’s eye how HUGE she is, like a mountain rising out of the sea.
This was years before STAR TREK, so THIS has always been “The Enterprise” for me!
“I can still see in my mind’s eye how HUGE she is, like a mountain rising out of the sea.”
In late 1966, I had opportunity to see Enterprise in Subic Bay. My mind’s eye was also overwhelmed by how huge she was. Standing dockside was like being in the shade of a mountain.
We only sailed briefly, what amounted to taxi rides in USS Henrico and USS Iwo Jima, beyond comprehension what an extended cruise in Enterprise was like.