Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Commanding Officer, Capt. James A. Symonds, delivers remarks at the ship�s homeporting ceremonies.
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San Diego, Calif. (Jul. 23, 2004) Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Commanding Officer, Capt. James A. Symonds, delivers remarks at the ships homeporting ceremonies. The Navy's newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier is completing a two month transit from Norfolk, Va. Homeporting celebrations included various dignitaries such as former First Lady Nancy Reagan, members of Congress, state officials and celebrities. Reagan was commissioned in July 2003. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Katrina Beeler File# 040723-N-8252B-183
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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