Everett, Wash. (Feb 27, 2006) - Tugboats assist the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as she departs Naval Station Everett on a schedule deployment. Lincoln and deploying with Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf region and participating in the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Douglas G. Morrison (RELEASED)


CVN 72 Abraham Lincoln General Info.
The US Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln belongs to the Nimitz class. The ship came out of production on 3 november 1984 and came operational on 11 november 1989 with the US Navy. The ship is now a day still in use. The ship will be probably somewhere in the Indian Ocean because after the Tsunami disaster the aircraft carrier was in 1 or 2 days in the region to provide humanitary support. During the support one HH-60H Sea hawk helicopter crashed.

The ship has a length of 333 meters and a width of 78.4 meters. The ship has 4 propellers which each has a height of 6.4 meters and a weight of 11 ton. The propulsion are 2 nuclear power plants. The ship can provide about 100.000 homes 90 days with electricity. On the ship are 5.500 people working.
NAVAL STATION EVERETT

Home Port for:
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN72)

Current ship list from  NAVSHIPSO



Support Ships include:

USS MOMSEN  (DDG 92)


USS FORD (FFG 54)
USS RODNEY M. DAVIS (FFG 60)
USS INGRAHAM (FFG 61)

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Vern created this page for three reasons:
1. His interest in Navy Ships as he served aboard USS Kawishiwi.
2. As a Telecommunications Engineer he helped design Everett's new base..cabling system including new connectors for fiber cables required to. physically tie ships the networks, as they dock.
3. Provide a link to his 2007 TOUR.