Similar

The crew of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

180409-N-KP946-040
LARNACA, Cyprus (April 9, 2018) — 180409-N-KP946-040 LARNACA, Cyprus (April 9, 2018)

170222-N-KJ380-054
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 22, 2017) The — 170222-N-KJ380-054 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 22, 2017) The

A starboard view of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) moored at Lambert Point for scrapping by the Seawitch Salvage Co. The hulk of the merchant ship SS SEAWITCH and the ocean minesweeper ILLUSIVE (MSO-448), also being dismantled, are in the foreground

An aerial view of the repair ship USS AJAX (AR-6) moored at the Boton pier. The three frigates nested with the AJAX are the USS BREWTON (FF-1086), USS WHIPPLE (FF-1062) and USS OUELLET (FF-1077)

150420-N-ZE250-064 ROTA, Spain (April 20, 2015) USS

Norfolk, VA - USS Kennedy arrival

description

Summary

Norfolk, Va. (Aug. 15, 2002) USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) approaches the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., as the ship prepares to disembark part of her air wing personnel before continuing her journey to Mayport, Fla., where she is homeported. Kennedy just completed a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Martin Maddock. File# 020815-N-0872M-541

Carriers

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.