The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) makes preparations to get underway from Naval Air Station North Island
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SAN DIEGO (Jul. 29, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) makes preparations to get underway from Naval Air Station North Island. John C. Stennis is on its way to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf for a scheduled seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani) File# 110729-N-PM781-002
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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