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Seaman Michael Rigsbee sands the anchor chain in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
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CORONADO, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2012) Seaman Michael Rigsbee sands the anchor chain in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently pierside at Naval Air Station North Island undergoing a planned incremental availability. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew K. Haller) File# 121015-N-UT411-290
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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