CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln CVW-11 WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE 1991

Namesake. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the USA
Awarded. 27 Dec 1982
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 3 Nov 1984
Launched. 13 Feb 1988
Christened. 13 Feb 1988
Commissioned. 11 Nov 1989
Homeport. Naval Station North Island, CA
Motto. Shall Not Perish
Status. in active service
Class and type. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 104,300 long tons (116,800 short tons)
Length. 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