USS Abraham Lincoln

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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln. Her home port is NAS North Island, San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fleet. She is administratively responsible to Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific, and operationally serves as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3 and host to Carrier Air Wing Nine. She was returned to the fleet on 12 May 2017, marking the successful completion of her Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) carried out at Newport News Shipyard. In August 2024, USS Abraham Lincoln and her strike group deployed to the Middle East as part of the U.S. response to the escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel.

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Abe; Abraham Lincoln; CVN-72; CVN-72; USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
length 332.8 metre, speed 30 knot, draft 11.7 metre, beam 77 metre, beam 40.8 metre, 2 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile, 2 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, 3 Phalanx CIWS
supercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrierNewport News ShipbuildingUnited States Navy


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  • USNS Sgt. George Peterson
    cargo ship of the United States Navy
  • USS Abraham Lincoln
    1988 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
1989-11-11T00:00:00Z
1989-11-11T00:00:00Z
1989 USS Abraham Lincoln
1984-11-03T00:00:00Z
1984-11-03T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1988-02-13T00:00:00Z
1988-02-13T00:00:00Z
ship naming ceremony
1988-02-13T00:00:00Z
1988-02-13T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1989-11-11T00:00:00Z
1989-11-11T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1847-01-01T00:00:00Z
1855-01-01T00:00:00Z
1847 — 1855 Cayuse War
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USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Norfolk 120807-N-AG285-127USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Norfolk 120807-N-AG285-127
RTHP PHOTOEX 120807-N-AG285-426RTHP PHOTOEX 120807-N-AG285-426
USS Abraham Lincoln - RIMPAC 2022 Fleet Sails in FormationUSS Abraham Lincoln - RIMPAC 2022 Fleet Sails in Formation
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) steams at the front of formation of ships participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2006 in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006 060618-N-HX866-003USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) steams at the front of formation of ships participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2006 in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006 060618-N-HX866-003
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the Philippine Sea on 12 June 2022 (220612-N-DW158-1204)USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the Philippine Sea on 12 June 2022 (220612-N-DW158-1204)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) dry dockUSS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) dry dock
Abraham lincoln & usns mercy in company (by usn photographer`s mate 3c gabriel r. pipero)Abraham lincoln & usns mercy in company (by usn photographer's mate 3c gabriel r. pipero)
220714-N-CH260-1012 - USNI Journalist Visits Abraham Lincoln During RIMPAC 2022220714-N-CH260-1012 - USNI Journalist Visits Abraham Lincoln During RIMPAC 2022
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006 060618-N-HX866-002USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006 060618-N-HX866-002
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) dry dock 1990USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) dry dock 1990