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Seaman Jamie Corbin, from Austin, Minn., paints the hull of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

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Seaman Jamie Corbin, from Austin, Minn., paints the hull of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

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EVERETT, Wash. (Apr. 26, 2011) Seaman Jamie Corbin, from Austin, Minn., paints the hull of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is undergoing a minor overhaul after returning to homeport from a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Luciano Marano) File# 110426-N-2218M-003

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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26/04/2011 - 26/04/2011
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EVERETT, Wash.
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U.S. NAVY
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