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A Navy ceremonial guard unveils The Lone Sailor statue during the dedication ceremonies for the US Navy Memorial. The seven-foot bronze statue is a composite of the US Navy bluejacket of the past, present and future and is molded with artifacts from eight US Navy ships: the iron-clad steamer USS RANGER, frigates USS CONSTITUTION and USS CONSTELLATION, steamer USS HARTFORD, battleship USS MAINE (BB 2), light cruiser USS BILOXI (CL 80), aircraft carrier USS HANCOCK (CV 19) and the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21)
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Base: Washington
State: District Of Columbia (DC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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