Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as they pull into port at Naval Station Everett.
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EVERETT, Wash. (Dec. 16, 2013) Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as they pull into port at Naval Station Everett. Nimitz concluded an extended deployment to the western Pacific, U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman William Blees) File# 131216-N-QY316-050
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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