Nimitz-class aircraft carriers

1972 class of American aircraft carriers

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former president Abraham Lincoln. Her home port is NAS North Island, San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fleet. She 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. She was returned to the fleet on 12 May 2017, marking the successful completion of her Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) carried out at Newport News Shipyard.

1972 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

1996 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

2001 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

2006 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

1975 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

1984 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

1980 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

1993 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

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