USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Abraham Lincoln in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 January 2019
History
United States
NamesakeAbraham Lincoln
Awarded27 December 1982
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down3 November 1984
Launched13 February 1988
Sponsored byJoAnn K. Webb
Christened13 February 1988
Commissioned11 November 1989
MottoShall Not Perish
Nickname(s)Abe, Black Pearl
StatusIn active service, as of 2019
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General characteristics
Class and typeNimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement104,112 long tons (105,783 t)
Length
  • Overall: 1,092 ft (332.8 m)
  • Waterline: 1,040 ft (317.0 m)
BeamOverall: 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)
SpeedOver 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
RangeUnlimited 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 carried90 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. It is also the fifth ship in the Nimitz class line of aircraft carriers.[source?]