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USS Truman - Fleet Week
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Aboard USS Harry S. Truman An F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter prepares to launch from one of four catapults on the ships flight deck. In addition to its role in the Fleet Week festivities, Truman served as the "centerpiece" for the Air and Sea show. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Audrey L. Robards. File# 020504-N-6931R-502
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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