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U.S. Navy Sailors man the rails of the Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) on Jan. 16, 2007, as the aircraft carrier departs Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton, Wa., for a regularly scheduled deployment out to sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins) (Released)
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Base: Naval Base, Kitsap (BANGOR)
State: Washington (WA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Paul Perkins, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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