A Sailor removes paint from the deck of a berthing space.
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CORONADO, Calif. (Sep. 11, 2012) Air-Traffic Controller Airman Oscar Suarez removes paint from the deck of a berthing space aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently pier side at Naval Air Station North Island for planned incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shannon Heavin) File# 120911-N-AU127-305
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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