Sailors transit the hangar bay under signal flags aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 30, 2018) Sailors transit the hangar bay under signal flags aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The signal flags are hung for various celebrations and ceremonies held aboard ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David A. Brandenburg) File# 180730-N-UD522-0041
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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