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Military Aircraft Carriers at Sea

Aerial and bow views of various military aircraft carriers navigating open waters, showcasing their size and naval capabilities under different weather conditions.

1979 - A bow view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) underway while headed from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Norfolk, Va.

A bow view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) underway. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Indian Ocean(IOC)

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) as the vessel approaches Valparaiso, Chile, during its circumnavigation of South America. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

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DN-SC-86-03492. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A starboard view of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) underway near the Aleutian Islands during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-87-05095. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A port beam view of the Soviet aircraft carrier FLEET ADMIRAL of the SOVIET UNION KUZNETSOV underway south of Italy. The KUZNETSOV is en route to duty with the Soviet Northern Fleet. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

DN-SC-05-01655. Country: Unknown

060305-N-0490C-003. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

1979 - A bow view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) underway while headed from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Norfolk, Va.

Aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy sailing in the Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt

DN-ST-86-06089. Country: Unknown

060420-N-9621S-032. Country: Caribbean

An elevated port quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) underway at sunset. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An elevated port quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) as it leaves Hampton Roads, Va. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A tug assists the departure of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) from the harbor during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port quarter view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway off the coast of Southern California. The NEW JERSEY has recently been renovated and modernized and is undergoing sea trials prior to its scheduled reactivation in January 1983. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

060824-N-8547M-101. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-ST-85-05502. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

060414-N-9621S-002. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-90-01819. Country: Unknown

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator flies over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.

050115-N-6932B-105. Country: Persian Gulf

DN-ST-90-00180. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-02036. Base: Saint Thomas Country: Virgin Islands, U.K. (VGB)

A port bow view of the destroyer USS NICHOLSON (DD-982) underway off the coast of Virginia near Cape Henry. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A civilian tug boat approaches a platform moored alongside the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) during the LINCOLN's four-day visit to the island of Saint Thomas. State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-04302. Country: Unknown

A starboard beam view of the Soviet aircraft carrier Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union KUZNETSOV underway. The KUZNETSOV is en route to duty with the Soviet Northern Fleet. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

DN-SC-87-01105. Base: Piraeus Country: Greece (GRC)

A bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) underway during pre-acceptance trials. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-86-04065. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SC-87-05347. Base: Saint Thomas State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An elevated starboard beam view of the dock landing ship COMSTOCK (LSD-45) underway prior to its commissioning. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

S62-09048 (3 Oct. 1962) --- Aerial view of the USS Kearsarge, recovery ship for the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission.

041031-N-4308O-048. Country: Strait Of Gibraltar

An elevated starboard quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) underway. Country: Unknown

The recently decommissioned battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) is towed from the harbor by the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS NARRAGANSETT (T-ATF 167), on its journey to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-02034. Base: Saint Thomas Country: Virgin Islands, U.K. (VGB)

050917-N-2382W-165. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-01735. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A high oblique aerial view of the MSC (Military Sealift Command) strategic heavy lift ship USNS RED CLOUD (T-AKR 313) underway on the builder's sea trials off San Diego. In this bow on shot of the vessel turning to the right, a test of the decontamination wash down system forward can be seen. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) underway en route to its first WestPac deployment.. Country: Unknown

A port view of the aft section of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) at the fitting out pier at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation on the James River.. Base: Newport News State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DN-ST-86-01776. Country: Unknown

A port view of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) positioned in the floating dry dock Old Dominion while undergoing routine overhaul at the Metro Machine Corporation. Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-06075. Country: Unknown

A port quarter view of the decommissioned aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) moored at the Kurt Steel and Salvage Co. pier at Lambert Point. The decommissioned ocean minesweeper ILLUSIVE (MSO-448) is in the background at right. Both ships are being scrapped by the Seawitch Salvage Co. Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Aircraft Carrier, New York City, New York

DN-ST-88-08660. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-SC-85-04129. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-85-10658. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-01945. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

111207-N-RG482-036EVERETT, Wash. (Dec. 7, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) departs Naval Station Everett for the last time as it begins a five-month world cruise before reaching its new homeport at Newport News, Va., to start its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul.

DN-SC-03-10272. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

USS Enterprise (CV-6) Operating in the Pacific, circa late June 1941. She is turning into the wind to recover aircraft. Note her natural wood flight deck stain and dark Measure One camouflage paint scheme. The flight deck was stained blue in July 1941, during camouflage experiments that gave her a unique deck stripe pattern.

DN-SC-03-10038. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An aerial starboard quarter view of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) tied up to the north side of pier 11. The Canadian frigate HMCS TERRA NOVA (DDE-259) is making a port visit and is tied up on the south side. Base: Hampton Roadstead State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-06020. Base: Chesapeake Bay

DN-ST-86-01019. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Aerial starboard side view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) tied up on the north side of pier #12 at the Norfolk Naval Base. A medium endurance U.S. Coast Guard cutter is moored on the south side of the pier. Base: Hampton Roadstead State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-90-01127. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Crewmen line the rails of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) as the large harbor tug USS POUGHKEEPSIE (YTB-812) nudges the carrier into docking position. Families of the crewmen wait on the pier to greet the ship. The ENTERPRISE is returning to port following a short cruise after the completion of recent renovations that included the rebuilding of the superstructure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port view of the aft section of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) at the fitting out pier at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation on the James River.. Base: Newport News State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

An aerial port bow view of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) strategic heavy lift ship USNS WATSON (T-AKR 310) underway on sea trials off the coast of San Diego. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A starboard bow view of the decommissioned amphibious assault ship IWO JIMA (LPH-2) moored at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bow on view of the MSC (Military Sealift Command) strategic heavy lift ship USNS CHARLTON (T-AKR 314) laying to off San Diego during the builder's sea trials phase of testing. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-88-07550. Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) underway off San Diego during a dependent's cruise. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-87-02824. Country: Unknown

060327-N-4772B-149. Country: Yellow Sea

041031-N-4308O-057. Country: Strait Of Gibraltar

230329-N-TC847-1197 WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN

A view looking straight up catapult two at an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Reserve Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) poised for takeoff on board the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during carrier qualifications off the coast of Florida.EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Soviet sailors man the rails aboard the Slava class guided missile cruiser Marshall Ustinov as the large harbor tug Chesaning (YTB-769) and a commercial harbor tug escort the vessel into port. The Sea World airship floats overhead to welcome the ship, one of three Soviet vessels in Mayport on a four-day goodwill visit. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02986. Country: Unknown

A starboard bow view of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) as it heads into San Diego Bay during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Unknown

A port bow view of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV-43) moored at Lambert Point for scrapping by the Seawitch Salvage Co. The former hospital ship SANCTUARY (AH-17) is moored at the Maryland Port Authority pier in the foreground. Life International, the non-profit organization that obtained the ship from the Navy in 1990 for 15 dollars, has proposed a plan to use the ship as a shelter for homeless residents of Baltimore. Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-05616. Base: Saint Thomas State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

130514-N-ZZ999-004ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.

DN-SC-86-03237. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-08656. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

060810-N-5588M-008. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Port quarter of the Military Sealift Command (MCS) vehicle transport ship USNS WATSON (T-AKR-310) resting on the building ways one week prior to launch. The vessel is at 78%% completion. To the left can be seen the USNS SISLER (T-AKR-311) at 20%% completion. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-88-00799. Country: Unknown

A commercial tug maneuvers the destroyer tender USS CAPE COD (AD 43) in the harbor. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-01292. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An MD-3A tow tractor pulls a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft along Pier 12 in preparation for loading the aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), background. The aircraft will be part of a flight deck display at the ship's commissioning ceremony on November 11. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) is anchored in the bay as other U.S. Navy ships pass under the Verranzo Narrows Bridge. The ships are in New York for Navy Fleet Week activities. State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-01859. Country: Unknown

A port view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) at the fitting out pier at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation on the James River. The ENTERPRISE is undergoing a service lift extension program (SLEP) overhaul. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A starboard beam view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). The carrier is en route to the Sea Fair Festival in Seattle. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Aerial port quarter view of the maritime prepositioning ship USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) underway. Country: Unknown

Light from the setting sun bathes the starboard side of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). The ENTERPRISE is beginning a 44-month service life extension program (SLEP) yard period. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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An S-2 Tracker aircraft of the Argentine navy prepares to briefly touch down on the flight deckk of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The plane is the last such aircraft to take part in touch-and-go landings aboard the LINCOLN before the vessel heads south for the Pacific on its circumnavigation of South America. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Helicopter on an aircraft carrier

A port bow view of the Soviet Sovremenny class guided missile destroyer Otlichnny departing the roadstead following a five-day visit to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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