Many aircraft carriers, just like the one used in "Top Gun: Maverick," have hull classification codes that begin with CVN.

The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...

Another aircraft carrier now home-based in Bremerton is the Nimitz-class USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). "The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier would depart NAVBASE Kitsap-Bremerton in fiscal year (FY ...