Cmdr. Skip Huck, chief engineer of Nimitz-class aircraft USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), inspects the uniforms of members of Lincoln's Engineering Department during departmental quarters.
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BREMERTON, Wash. (May. 07, 2007) Cmdr. Skip Huck, chief engineer of Nimitz-class aircraft USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), inspects the uniforms of members of Lincoln's Engineering Department during departmental quarters. Lincoln is moored at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton conducting training in preparation for the ship's return to operational status following a dry-dock availability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans File# 070507-N-7981E-025
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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