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The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is moored during a scheduled port visit to Pusan, Republic of Korea.
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PUSAN, Republic of Korea (Jul. 17, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is moored during a scheduled port visit to Pusan, Republic of Korea. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chad A. Bascom File# 080717-N-7032B-042
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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