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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 04, 2008) Chief Damage Controlman Roger James, of Potosi, Mo., tests a self-contained breathing apparatus refilling station for traces of lube oil aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service, 10 of which have been in Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Heil File# 080604-N-3946H-238
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.