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Arabian Gulf (May. 17, 2004) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Lester Cruz of Lake Charles, La., awaits the next aircraft to direct to one of four catapults on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va. based aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jessica Davis File# 040517-N-3986D-027
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.