Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a dead load off the flight deck of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a catapult test ceremony.

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Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a dead load off the flight deck of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a catapult test ceremony.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 25, 2008) Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a "dead load" off the flight deck of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a catapult test ceremony. "Dead Load" launches test the ship's catapult systems ability to launch aircraft. The ship is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Narina Reynoso File# 080125-N-2510R-002

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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.