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Sailors look on as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pulls out of port.
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NORFOLK (Sep. 08, 2017) Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Christopher Chatterton and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Butler look on as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pulls out of port. Abraham Lincoln is underway to be in position to provide humanitarian relief for those affected by Hurricane Irma in support of federal, state, and local authorities if requested. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Smith) File# 170908-N-EN275-117
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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