Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) man the rails as the ship arrives in Truman Bay.

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Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) man the rails as the ship arrives in Truman Bay.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2009) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) man the rails as the ship arrives in Truman Bay. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, returned to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan after completing her fall deployment supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan L. Guimont) File# 091123-N-5595G-170

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.