Contributed by Mike Smolinski
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Bravo - Echo
Displacement 91,300 Tons, Dimensions, 1088' (oa) x 134' x 37' 8" (Max)
Armament 3 Sea Sparrow-SAM, Starting with CVN-70 4 20mm CIWS, 90 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 260,000 SHP; 2 Westinghouse (A4W) Reactors Driving Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 35+ Knots, Crew 5617.
Operational and Building Data
Built by Newport News. Laid down 3 November 1984, launched 13 February 1988, commissioned 11 November 1989.
Status: Active, In Commission. Homeported at Everett, Wa.
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28k | CVN-72 is named after Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States of America (1861-1865). Abraham Lincoln will be forever remembered for his vital role as the leader who preserved the Union and began a process that led to the end of slavery in the United States. |
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) web site | |
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128k | A Newport News Shipbuilding promotional picture I picked up at Navy League show in Washington, DC back in 1989. |
Daniel Treadwell | |
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32k | USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway off the coast of Virginia, 28 August 1990, prior to the ship's departure for the Pacific Fleet. A pair of F/A-18 Hornets are in launch positions on the bow catapults. Photo by PH1 Cummings. | Joe Radigan, MACM, USN, Ret. | |
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62k | Valparaiso, Chile, November 1990. | Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus | |
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160k | Underway in the 1990s. | Alex Tatchin | |
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92k | At Alameda, California the day before our 1991 deployment. | Photo by AMS3 Rick Rowan | |
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83k | At Alameda, California the day before our 1991 deployment. | Photo by AMS3 Rick Rowan | |
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207k | Underway in the Pacific Ocean in June 1991, with Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11), during her maiden deployment. Replenishment oiler USS Roanoke (AOR-7) is in the background. US Navy photo by PH2 Didas (DVIC id: DN-SC-92-04519). |
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89k | Dubai, U.A.E.. | Photo by AMS3 Rick Rowan | |
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27k | Passing the prison island of Alcatraz en route to NAS Alameda to moor, 15 June 1994. Photo by PH2 Eric Hayhurst. | USN | |
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39k | The Persian Gulf, Sep. 5, 1998 — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) sees the end of another long day in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Daniel Quinajon. | USN | |
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218k | S-3 Vikings assigned to Air Anti-Submarine Squadron Three Five (VS-35), "Blue Wolves," conduct performance flight drills over USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), October 1, 1998. The aircraft carrier was deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. US Navy photo by PHAN Michael B.W. Watkins (# 981001-N-6346W-001). |
Alex Tatchin | |
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173k | Off Hawaii, June 18, 2000 — The ships of the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group steam alongside one another for a Battle Group photo during RIMPAC 2000. Ships involved are USS Cheyenne (SSN-773), USS Tucson (SSN-770), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS Shiloh (CG-67), USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), USS Fletcher (DD-992), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60), USS Crommelin (FFG-37) and USS Camden (AOE-2). U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Gabriel Wilson (photo # 000618-N-0147W-001). | USN | |
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78k | The Persian Gulf, October 13, 2000 — Known as the "shooter," a catapult officer aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) indicates to the pilot of an F/A-18 Hornet to brake as the aircraft approaches the shuttle for a catapult launch during flight operations. The carrier was on a routine six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone over Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class David Rush (photo # 001013-N-0879R-001). | Alex Tatchin | |
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87k | The Gulf of Oman, Dec. 30, 2000 — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and her battle group sail in the waters of the Gulf of Oman after spending three months in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Gabriel Wilson (photo # 001230-N-0147W-002). | USN | |
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USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) History
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USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) DANFS History
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