The guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones
Summary
At sea with USS Carl Vinson (Nov. 17, 2002) The guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) sails in the open waters as part of the Carl Vinson Battle Group. The Battle Group is currently underway off the South Western California coast conducting training in preparation for their next scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris M. Valdez. File# 021117-N-0905V-007
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.