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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departs Naval Station Mariannas, Guam.
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Apra Harbor, Guam (Feb. 25, 2005) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departs Naval Station Mariannas, Guam, after a four-day port visit. Carl Vinson is on a scheduled deployment and will arrive in Norfolk, Va., at its completion to prepare her for refueling and a complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dusty Howell File# 050225-N-3241H-025
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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