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Capt. Steve Squires addresses local Mayport, Fla. media after assuming command of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
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Mayport, Fla. (Apr. 08, 2004) Capt. Steve Squires addresses local Mayport, Fla. media after assuming command of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Capt. Squires will command the 1052 foot long ship with eight boilers, four shafts, 280,000 total shaft horsepower and a displacement of 82,000 tons. U.S. photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten. File# 040408-N-8704K-003
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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