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Capt. Joseph Clarkson, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75),
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HYERES, France (Jun. 13, 2010) Capt. Joseph Clarkson, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), talks with guests while the ship is anchored in Hyeres, France to observe the air show celebrating the 100th anniversary of French Naval Aviation. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nina Hughes) File# 100613-N-3705H-036
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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