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The Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Capt. Michael Groothousen, renders a hand salute during his Change of Command ceremony.
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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jul. 29, 2004) The Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Capt. Michael Groothousen, renders a hand salute during his Change of Command ceremony. Capt. James P. Gigliotti relieved Capt. Groothousen during a ceremony held aboard USS Harry S. Truman. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Danny Ewing Jr. File# 040729-N-4953E-033
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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