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The Norfolk, Va. based nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) underway
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Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 09, 2003) The Norfolk, Va. based nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) underway while conducting Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX) in preparation for their upcoming six-month deployment. U. S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. File# 031209-N-5319A-002
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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