Sailors prepare to lower the ensign on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship gets underway.
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VICTORIA, B.C. (Jun. 16, 2014) Ship's Serviceman Seaman Van T. Le, of Lawrenceville, N.J., left, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Onesti R. Daniels, of Columbia, S.C., prepare to lower the ensign on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship gets underway. Nimitz conducted a port visit in Victoria, British Columbia where crew members participated in friendship building and goodwill activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Linda S. Swearingen) File# 140616-N-BJ752-033
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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