USS Abraham Lincoln

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment.

USS Abraham Lincoln

CVN-72

Uss Abraham Lincoln. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clint Davis, Public domain)

Class	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	104300
Length	Overall: 1092
Beam	Overall: 252
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37
Propulsion	4 × steam turbines
Speed	Over 30
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,200
Armament	2 × Mk 57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow
Aircraft	90 fixed wing and helicopters
Laid down	3 November 1984
Launched	13 February 1988
Commissioned	11 November 1989
Homeport	Naval Air Station North Island
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Status
Last seen	Western Pacific (2026-08-24)

Recorded positions

• 2026-08-17: Middle East
• 2026-08-24: Western Pacific - moved

Theatres

This vessel has been recorded in Middle East, Western Pacific.

See also

• USS Canberra
• USS Delbert D. Black
• USS John Finn
• USS Mason
• USS McFaul
• USS Michael Murphy
• USS Miguel Keith
• USS Milius

Background

Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not a position record and is not counted as one.

History

• USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. - Wikipedia
• It is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former president Abraham Lincoln. - Wikipedia
• Its home port is NAS North Island, San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fleet. - Wikipedia
• It was 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. - Wikipedia

Class

• Class: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

Displacement

• Displacement: 104300 - Wikipedia

Length

• Length: Overall: 1092 - Wikipedia

Beam

• Beam: Overall: 252 - Wikipedia

Draft

• Draft: Maximum navigational: 37 - Wikipedia

Propulsion

• Propulsion: 4 × steam turbines - Wikipedia

Speed

• Speed: Over 30 - Wikipedia

Range

• Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years - Wikipedia

Complement

• Complement: Ship's company: 3,200 - Wikipedia

Armament

• Armament: 2 × Mk 57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow - Wikipedia

Aircraft

• Aircraft: 90 fixed wing and helicopters - Wikipedia

Laid Down

• Laid down: 3 November 1984 - Wikipedia

Launched

• Launched: 13 February 1988 - Wikipedia

Commissioned

• Commissioned: 11 November 1989 - Wikipedia

Homeport

• Homeport: Naval Air Station North Island - Wikipedia

Builder

• Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

Publication history

What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

• rev 1, 2026-08-25 — first published from 0 source(s)
• rev 2, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 3, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 4, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 5, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 6, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 7, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 8, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
• rev 9, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources

How this page is made

Positions are recorded by the fleet tracker at each snapshot. Nothing on this page is written by a model.