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USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) underway
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At sea with USS Curtis Wilbur (Jul. 09, 1999) USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) patrols the waters of the Arabian Gulf as part of Carrier Task Force Five Zero (CTF-50). Curtis Wilbur is currently operating with the USS Constellation (CV 64) in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class John Sullivan. File# 990709-N-4697S-002
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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