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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 January 2019
History
United States
Name	Abraham Lincoln
Namesake	Abraham Lincoln
Operator	U.S. Navy
Awarded	27 December 1982
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	3 November 1984
Launched	13 February 1988
Sponsored by	JoAnn K. Webb
Christened	13 February 1988
Commissioned	11 November 1989
Homeport	Naval Air Station North Island
Identification	MMSI number: 369970000 Callsign: NABE Hull number: CVN-72
Motto	Shall Not Perish
Nickname(s)	Abe
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	104,300 long tons (116,800 short tons)
Length	Overall: 1,092 ft (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 ft (317.0 m)
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m) Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (190,000 kW)
Speed	Over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radar AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar AN/SPN-41 landing aid radar 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys	SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament	2 × Mk 57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 2 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters

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. As of 10 August 2024, USS Abraham Lincoln and her strike group are being deployed to the Middle East as part of the U.S. response to the escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel.

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

Abraham Lincoln is part of Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG-3) with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) embarked, with Abraham Lincoln as the flagship of the strike group and the home of the commander of Destroyer Squadron 21.

Ships of Destroyer Squadron 21

• USS O'Kane (DDG-77) - Arleigh Burke class destroyer
• USS Spruance (DDG-111) - Arleigh Burke class destroyer
• USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) - Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Squadrons of CVW-9

Code	Insignia	Squadron	Nickname	Assigned Aircraft
VFA-14		Strike Fighter Squadron 14	Tophatters	F/A-18E Super Hornet
VFA-41		Strike Fighter Squadron 41	Black Aces	F/A-18F Super Hornet
VMFA-314		Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314	Black Knights	F-35C Lightning II
VFA-151		Strike Fighter Squadron 151	Vigilantes	F/A-18E Super Hornet
VAQ-133		Electronic Attack Squadron 133	Wizards	EA-18G Growler
VAW-117		Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117	Wallbangers	E-2D Hawkeye
HSC-14		Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14	Chargers	MH-60S Seahawk
HSM-71		Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71	Raptors	MH-60R Seahawk

Gallery

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  Abraham Lincoln returning to port carrying the Mission Accomplished banner, 2 May 2003

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  A mock-up of the fictional F/A-37 Talon aboard Abraham Lincoln during production of the film Stealth, 2004

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  Helicopters depart from Abraham Lincoln en route to Aceh, Sumatra, supporting humanitarian airlifts to tsunami-stricken coastal regions, early 2005.

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  A catapult officer inspects the catapult track prior to flight operations on Abraham Lincoln with fellow shipmates in the background

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  Abraham Lincoln carries out a high-speed turn during sea trials, May 2017

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  Capt. Bauernschmidt in 2019

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  USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group during the RIMPAC exercises on 20 June 2000.

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  Abraham Lincoln sailing in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2004.

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  Abraham Lincoln sailing in the Gulf of Alaska as part of the "Northern Edge" Joint Training Exercise.

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  Abraham Lincoln in San Diego Bay, 2011.

See also

In Spanish: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) para niños

• 2003 Mission Accomplished Speech
• List of aircraft carriers
• List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
• Modern United States Navy carrier air operations