The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Pier 14 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terror.
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Norfolk, Va. (Oct. 13, 2004) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Pier 14 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terror. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are commanded by Commander, Carrier Strike Group Ten (CSG-10), Rear Adm. Michael Tracy. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor File# 041013-N-4308O-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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