USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

USS *Abraham Lincoln* (CVN-72)
	Abraham Lincoln 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
Badge
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.^[4] 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. On 1 April 2019, USS Abraham Lincoln was deployed to the Middle East as the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 12 and Carrier Air Wing Seven assigned to her.

^ Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 26 September 2016. nimitz class displacement.
^ "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).
^ "USS Abraham Lincoln". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9". US Navy. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[1] Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 26 September 2016. nimitz class displacement.

[2] "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).

[autogeneratedmil-3] "USS Abraham Lincoln". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[4] "Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9". US Navy. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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History
Abraham Lincoln underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 January 2019
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
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	104,300 long tons (116,800 short tons)^[1]^[2]^[3]
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