Sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship enters Pearl Harbor.
Summary
PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 03, 2013) Sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship enters Pearl Harbor. Nimitz is in Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port visit during their transit home after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek A. Harkins) File# 131203-N-TW634-023
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.