Principle speaker President George H.W. Bush makes his mark on a sheet of steel during the keel laying ceremony of the aircraft carrier named in his honor

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Principle speaker President George H.W. Bush makes his mark on a sheet of steel during the keel laying ceremony of the aircraft carrier named in his honor

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Newport News, Va. (Sep. 06, 2003) Principle speaker President George H.W. Bush makes his mark on a sheet of steel during the keel laying ceremony of the aircraft carrier named in his honor. Named after the nation's 41st president, this 21st century warship will feature numerous engineering and technology improvements, and is slated to be the 10th and final Nimitz-class nuclear powered carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class George Trian. File# 030906-N-9954T-001

Carriers

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.