The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to arrive at it's new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk.

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to arrive at it's new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 07, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to arrive at it's new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk. Abraham Lincoln deployed as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th , 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 3rd Class Desiree D. Green) File# 120807-N-AG285-304

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.