Aircraft Carriers The backbone of the American Navy U.S. Carriers carry the hull designation of "CV" for conventionally-powered vessels and "CVN" for nuclear-powered vessels.
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USS CARL VINSON CVN 70 -Nimitz Class- My old ship
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USS Princeton (CG 59) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
pierside, Singapore. 30 Aug. 2001.
USS Carl Vinson. F-14D
TARPS camera aerial
view. Note the F-14 that
just "trapped" in the
landing area. 4 Nov 2000
USS Carl Vinson, pier-
side, NAS North Island,
CA. 12 Feb. 2001.
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
and USS Constellation (CV
64), Pierside, NAS North
Island, CA. 2 Mar 2001
Looking forward from the
starboard side Boat &
Aircraft Crane platform
while underway. August
2001.
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) anchored five miles off
shore of Pattaya Beach, Thailand. 22 Aug 2001.
USS Carl Vinson (and USS Sacramento, AOE-1) in port,
Pearl Harbor, HI. 10 & 11 Jan 2002.
1 March 2003 USS Carl Vinson departing U.S. Naval Base Guam.
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Guam, US. 25 Feb 2003 USS Carl Vinson entering Apra Harbor and tying up at Naval Base Guam.
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1 April 2003 USS Carl Vinson entering Apra Harbor, Guam.
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) tying up at Kilo Wharf, Naval Base Guam. 21 Feb 2005.
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
View over forward flight deck
from bridge. 24 Feb. 2005.
Click the image for a high-res
version of this USS Carl
Vinson layout!
USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 -Enterprise Class-
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USS Enterprise (CVN-65). The was a mere 5 days after the attacks of 9/11 when
CVN 65 joined up with the Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea. 16 Sep 2001.
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN 71 -Nimitz Class-
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in formation with USS Carl Vinson, North Arabian Sea. 9 Dec 2001.
USS KITTY HAWK CV 63 -Kitty Hawk Class-
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) pulling into Apra Harbor, Guam,
for a port call at Naval Base Guam. November 2003.