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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 05, 2007) Flight deck personnel prepare to launch an F/A-18C Hornet attached to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey File# 071005-N-5681S-069
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.