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A U.S. Navy file photo of the keel of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as it is lowered into the shipyard dock.
A U.S. navy file photo of Catherine Nimitz Lay, daughter of Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, breaking a bottle of champagne to christen the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Pictures of departed crewmembers are displayed during a memorial service in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Sailors fold the ensign on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Sailors perform a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
The Sailors on the color detail fold the American flag during an Independence Day evening colors ceremony on board aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Aviations pose for a picture during flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) render honors during a burial at sea.
A U.S. Navy file photo of the bust of Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz revealed during the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
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WASHINGTON (Jun. 22, 2018) A U.S. Navy file photo of the bust of Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz revealed during the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), May 3, 1975. (U.S. Navy photo provided by USS Nimitz photo archives) File# 180622-N-N0101-1002
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.