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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.
1979 - A bow view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) underway while headed from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Norfolk, Va.
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A tug boat follows the Military Sealift Command auxiliary crane ship GOPHER STATE (T-ACS-4) as the ship makes its way toward the pier during Operation Steel Box. The ship is delivering chemical munitions to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll for storage and disposal. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll1976 - An aerial starboard view of the destroyer tender USS DIXON (AD 14) underway off the Southern California coast. KEY WEST, Fla. (April 24, 2013) The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) with a tethered TIF-25K aerostat gets underway from Key West to conduct a series of at-sea capabilities tests to determine if the aerostat can support future Operation Martillo counter transnational organized crime operations in the U.S. 4th fleet area of responsibility.DN-ST-85-05512. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)060517-N-7992K-004. Country: Gulf Of MexicoAerial port quarter view of the aircraft carrier CORAL SEA (CV 43) in the late stages of being scrapped out by the new Patapsco Marine Salvage Company. The Fairfield Terminal is located at Lambert Point on the outer harbor. Base: Baltimore Harbor State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)Cruise ship at the Riva sea promenade, Trieste, Friuli, North ItalyEscorted by several tug boats, the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) heads into the harbor as it departs Yokosuka for the last time. The MIDWAY, which has been based in Japan since 1973, will be replaced by the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN)An F-14A Tomcat aircraft lands on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)Large harbor tugs maneuver the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) into port as the vessel visits Japan for the last time during its final deployment prior to decommissioning. The Japanese tug Azama is on the left while the large harbor tug MASSAPEQUA (YTB-807) is positioned at right. Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN)DN-SC-87-01524. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)Artist concept of a Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier in a floating drydock. "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Page 82-83. Country: UnknownDN-SC-88-06007. Base: UnknownDN-ST-87-01331. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)A port beam view of the Third Fleet flagship USS CORONADO (AGF-11) departing Pearl Harbor through the channel.. State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA)DN-SC-87-08616. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)Russia, Soviet Arctic, meeting of Nuclear - powered icebreakers 'Sovetskiy Soyuz' and 'Russia'Quarter starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) ENTERPRISE CLASS: Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), showing Sailors manning the rails as the ship is assisted by a commercial tugboat, while docking at Port Everglades, Florida (FL), during the annual Fleet Week celebration. Base: Port Everglades State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)A port view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) approaching the Golden Gate Bridge en route to Naval Air Station, Alameda, California, after a Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. The crewmen spell out "San Francisco's own" on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-ST-85-10661. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)061214-N-7127A-001. Base: Arabian Sea110821-N-AZ907-013APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 21, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) enters Apra Harbor for a scheduled port visit.DN-SN-89-05207. Country: UnknownQSRA (NASA-715) takeoff and landing trials onboard the USS Kitty HawkDN-ST-85-06317. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)130514-N-YZ751-635ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of 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-87-11395. Country: UnknownDN-ST-87-01257. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)Elevated port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) passing through the Gaillard Cut during its transit of the canal. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)DN-ST-86-06074. Country: UnknownAircraft carrier swims in the sea aircraft carrier swims in the sea copyright: xzoonar.com/DR.XNORBERBERTXLANGEX 14449573A stern view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) as the vessel approaches the Golden Gate Bridge. Base: San Francisco State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)DN-ST-85-06316. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)Aircrafts - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-56-92. Police helicopter on ground near industrial area2. Hurricane KatrinaNew Orleans - 26-HK-200-20. Hurricane KatrinaAn aerial view of ships in the harbor. Base: Athens Country: Greece (GRC)DN-SC-86-03249. Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Ships of StanavForchan in formation sailing.SAN DIEGO (Nov. 29, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits San Diego Bay. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.NASAs Operation IceBridge collected some rare images on a flight out of Punta Arenas, Chile on Nov. 5, 2014, on a science flight over western Antarctica dubbed Ferrigno-Alison-Abbott 01. Following a routine calibration pass over Punta Arenas airport, the NASA DC-8 overflew the USS Constellation which is being towed for demolition after 53 yeas of service. The crew then snapped a few shots of a calving front of the Antarctic ice sheet. This particular flight plan was designed to collect data on changes in ice elevation along the coast near the Ferrigno and Alison ice streams, on the Abbot Ice Shelf, and grounded ice along the Eights Coast.