The Chaplain reads the names of the deceased during a burial at sea ceremony.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 17, 2012) Chaplain Cmdr. Michael Greenwalt reads the names of the deceased during a burial at sea ceremony on elevator four aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is in transit to homeport Bremerton, Wash., after successfully completing fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate) File# 120417-N-OY799-122
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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