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Capt. John D. Alexander and Capt. Patrick D. Hall isten to remarks during a change of command ceremony.
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EVERETT, Wash. (Jan. 28, 2010) Capt. John D. Alexander, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), right, and Capt. Patrick D. Hall, former commanding officer of Abraham Lincoln, listen to remarks during a change of command ceremony. Alexander relieved Hall during the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Robert Robbins) File# 100128-N-5386R-078
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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