USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

USS *Abraham Lincoln* (CVN-72)
	Abraham Lincoln in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 January 2019
History
United States
Namesake	Abraham Lincoln
Awarded	27 December 1982
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down	3 November 1984
Launched	13 February 1988
Sponsored by	JoAnn K. Webb
Christened	13 February 1988
Commissioned	11 November 1989
Motto	Shall Not Perish
Nickname(s)	Abe, Black Pearl
Status	In active service, as of 2019
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General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	104,112 long tons (105,783 t)
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

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is an aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. It is the second ship to have the name Abraham Lincoln.^[1] It is also the fifth ship in the Nimitz class line of aircraft carriers.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "About Us - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)". United States Navy. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "About Us - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)". United States Navy. Retrieved 2025-09-20.

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