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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 13, 2009) Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford, stands at the helm of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a tour of the ship. Bales is the sponsor of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Gerald R. Ford is a new class of aircraft carrier which will begin construction at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kasey Krall) File# 091113-N-8560K-083
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.