USS Abraham Lincoln

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) – Complete Profile

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Overview

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier serving in the United States Navy. She is the fifth Nimitz-class carrier and the second Navy ship named after President Abraham Lincoln. 

Basic Information

·         Name: USS Abraham Lincoln

·         Hull Number: CVN-72

·         Class & Type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

·         Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding

·         Laid Down: 3 November 1984

·         Launched: 13 February 1988

·         Commissioned: 11 November 1989

·         Homeport: Naval Air Station North Island, California

·         Motto: Shall Not Perish

·         Nickname: Abe

·         Status: In active service

·         Cost: $2.24 billion, $6.82 billion in 2024 dollars 

Characteristic       Specification

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       Max navigational: 37 ft, 11.3 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 without refueling

Crew & Aircraft

·         Complement: Ship's company: 3,200; Air wing: 2,480; Total ∼5,000+

·         Aircraft Carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

·         Flight Deck: ∼4.5 acres. Features 4 steam catapults, 4 arrestor wires, 4 aircraft elevators

·         Typical Air Wing: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters, E-2 Hawkeye, EA-18G Growler, MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters 

Armament & Defense Systems

·         Missiles: 2 × Mk 57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow, 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile

·         Guns: 2 × Phalanx CIWS 20mm Close-In Weapon System

·         Sensors: AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar, AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar, AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar

·         Electronic Warfare: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite, SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures 

Key Features

1.     Nuclear Power: Two A4W pressurized water reactors allow 20+ years of operation without refueling

2.     Power Projection: Serves as a mobile airbase for precision strikes, reconnaissance, and humanitarian missions worldwide

3.     Recent Service: Completed Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard and returned to fleet on 12 May 2017 

Identification

·         MMSI Number: 369970406

·         Callsign: NABE