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The Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush�s (CVN 77), island upper levels are placed upon the lower levels to complete the island structure.
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Newport News, Va. (Mar. 09, 2006) The Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bushs (CVN 77), island upper levels are placed upon the lower levels to complete the island structure. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. CVN-77 the tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Navy in late 2008. Photo by Mr. John Whalen courtesy of Northrop Grumman Ship Building File# 060309-N-4780W-001
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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