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The French Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (F 91), back left, the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), and multination ships sail in formation in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019.
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RED SEA (Apr. 15, 2019) The French Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (F 91), back left, the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), back right, the French air defense destroyer FS Forbin (D 620), the Royal Danish navy frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F 363), the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) sail in formation in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Skyler Okerman/Released) File# 190415-N-KN684-0281
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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