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Command Master Chief C. Penton, left, Commanding Officer Capt. R. J. Gilman, middle, and Executive Officer Capt. W. L. Cone, right, cut a large commemorative cake on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) .
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Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (May. 20, 2004) Command Master Chief C. Penton, left, Commanding Officer Capt. R. J. Gilman, middle, and Executive Officer Capt. W. L. Cone, right, cut a large commemorative cake on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during ceremonies recognizing the crews efforts after being award the Battle E Award for 2003. Nimitz is currently undergoing a Planned Increment Availability (PIA) maintenance period. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Elizabeth Thompson File# 040520-N-6536T-001
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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