Aircraft carriers are designated as cvn. What does the v stand for.?

Question

I know a carrier with cvn is a nuclear carrier but i don't know what the v stands for.

Answer 1

Aircraft Carrier Type - CV



The "V" designation for heavier than air craft comes from the French verb "Voler" (to fly). Since 1935, "CV" has been a two-letter, unitary hull classification symbol, meaning "aircraft carrier." Aircraft carriers are designated in two sequences: The first, which has run from CV-1 USS Langley to the very latest ships, and the second, the CVE escort carrier sequence, ran from CVE-1 Long Island to CVE-128 Okinawa before being discontinued.

All ships designed primarily for the purpose of conducting combat operations by aircraft which engage in attacks against airborne, surface, sub-surface and shore targets. The "CV" designation was originally derived from cruisers, since aircraft carriers were seen as an extension of the sea control and denial mission of cruisers.

Btw, the "N" in CVN means NUCLEAR aircraft carrier.

Answer 2

Isle Flyer is essentially correct. However, the reasone why the C designation was derived from cruisers is because carriers were to use their planes to perform the same primary mission that cruisers did in the battle fleet........the scouting mission, which they could do better than cruisers because of the range of the carriers' planes.

SevenZulu is incorrect, the CVA designation is no longer used by any ships. That designation was done away with in the early 80s when the last of the Essex class carriers were decommissioned. The Essex class were designated CVS, the S for Anti-Submarine, as ASW was their primary mission, whereas the post-war carriers were either CVA or CVAN for Attack. Once the Essex class were gone, the newer carriers were now multi-role, performing all missions, and the A designation was dropped.

Answer 3

Carrier Vessel Nuclear

Answer 4

C = Carrier
V = heavier than air
N = Nuc

CVA - and there is one - is a heavier than air attack carrier that is not a nuc. USS Kitty Hawk.

The V designates the type of aircraft carried by the ship, not that the ship is heavier than air.

An LPH is a landing platform - helos.

Answer 5

Seven Zulu, Battle Cat( or sh!tty Kitty, depending on whether or not you were stationed aboard her) is a CV, not a CVA. Oh yeah, and JFK is also a CV, although JFK is not long for this universe.

Answer 6

"V" is for fixed wing aircraft, as opposed to helicopters which can land on almost any type of ship. Fixed wing air squadrons start with a "V". VF1, VS38, etc. Helo squadrons start with "H", HS11, HS14, etc

Answer 7

"V"--FIXED WING. If you see a carrier designated CVA-The A is ATTACK