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The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle (FFG 6), left, prepares to get in formation behind the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a formation group sail.
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ARABIAN GULF (Sep. 08, 2017) The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle (FFG 6), left, prepares to get in formation behind the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a formation group sail with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and the French Navy air defense destroyer FS Jean Bart (D615) in the Arabian Gulf. Nimitz is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in this region, the ship and its carrier strike group are conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jose Madrigal) File# 170908-N-ZR324-208
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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