Sailors inspect fire fighting equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

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Sailors inspect fire fighting equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

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SAN DIEGO (May. 02, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Fabrice Bordes, front, from New York, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jonathan Schwanz, from Fort Worth, Texas, inspect fire fighting equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway conducting flight deck certifications and carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Omar Powell) File# 130502-N-SS432-054

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.