Sailors man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into its new homeport at Naval Station Everett, Wash.
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EVERETT, Wash. (Mar. 09, 2012) Sailors man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into its new homeport at Naval Station Everett, Wash. The arrival at Everett marks the successful completion of the ship's first sea trials since finishing its docked planned incremental availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian A. Cotter) File# 120309-N-IR734-059
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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