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The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Strait of Gibraltar.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Apr. 08, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Strait of Gibraltar. Harry S. Truman, flagship of Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. the aircraft carrier is completing a 9-month deployment to the U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Laura Hoover) File# 140408-N-CE241-101

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.

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08/04/2014 - 08/04/2014
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