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The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Elizabeth River after completing a 13-month planned incremental availability period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va.
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PORTSMOUTH, VA. (Jul. 23, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Elizabeth River after completing a 13-month planned incremental availability period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va. George H.W. Bush will now conduct sea trials in collaboration with NNSY to evaluate Sailors' performance in addition to testing equipment and systems. After a successful completion, GHWB will return to her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, and enter a training and qualification cycle in preparation for a 2017 deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Gaines) File# 160723-N-YL257-178
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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