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An EA-6B Prowler unfolds its wings on the flight deck of USS Constellation (CV 64) in preparation for launching from one of four steam power catapults.
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At sea aboard USS Constellation An EA-6B Prowler attached to the Lancers of Electronic Attack Squadron One Thirty One (VAQ-131) unfolds its wings on the flight deck of USS Constellation (CV 64) in preparation for launching from one of four steam power catapults. VAQ-131 is returning home from deployment with the Constellation Carrier Strike Group in which it supported Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. File# 030520-N-0295M-002
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
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