Sailors assigned to the Command Religious Ministries Department (CRMD) aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) perform rites during a burial-at-sea.

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Sailors assigned to the Command Religious Ministries Department (CRMD) aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) perform rites during a burial-at-sea.

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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 07, 2006) Sailors assigned to the Command Religious Ministries Department (CRMD) aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) perform rites during a burial-at-sea. Roosevelt is currently maintaining qualifications as part of the fleet response plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Javier Capella File# 070207-N-0685C-015

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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07/02/2006 - 07/02/2006
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Atlantic Ocean
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