Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) sign the ship's hull during a celebration for the ship's 36th commissioning anniversary.
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BREMERTON, Wash. (May. 03, 2011) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) sign the ship's hull during a celebration for the ship's 36th commissioning anniversary. Nimitz is conducting a yearlong docking planned incremental availability for major upgrades to its combat, self-defense, navigation, potable water systems and other components. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nichelle Whitfield) File# 110503-N-BS576-136
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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