The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) drops her anchor to secure the ship.

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SASEBO, Japan (Jul. 28, 2008) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) drops her anchor. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call) File# 080728-N-5961C-005

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.