USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams through the Atlantic Ocean for the first time as a commissioned ship
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Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 25, 2003) USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams through the Atlantic Ocean for the first time as a commissioned ship. Reagan is currently underway off the coast of Virginia conducting Flight Deck Certifications. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class James Thierry. File# 030725-N-0610T-027
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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