The USS Enterprise is on its way to Mobile — here's what the massive ship's final voyage looks like

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The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The decommissioned hull of the former USS Enterprise, CVN-65, is towed away from Newport News, Va., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. The pioneering nuclear carrier is being brought to Mobile, Ala. to be dismantled. (Ashley Cowan photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

As the hull of the former USS Enterprise began its final voyage on Monday, the decommissioned warship still presented an imposing presence, dwarfing the small fleet of tugs involved in the move.

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