USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams along in the Pacific Ocean. The ship is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service, 10 of which have been in Yokosuka, Japan.

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USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams along in the Pacific Ocean. The ship is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service, 10 of which have been in Yokosuka, Japan.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 03, 2008) USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams along in the Pacific Ocean. The ship is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service, 10 of which have been in Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau File# 080603-N-7883G-246

Carriers

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.