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USS Abraham Lincoln

US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Vehicle supercarrier Q587557
USS Abraham Lincoln
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Summary

USS Abraham Lincoln is a supercarrier[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of supercarrier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,797 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Operator: United States Navy[5]
  • Named after: Abraham Lincoln[6]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[7]
  • Vessel class: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier[8]
  • Commons category: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) (ship, 1989)[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Powered by: A4W reactor[11], steam turbine[12]
  • Armament: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow[13], RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile[14], Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2[15]
  • Coordinate location: 47.982, -122.228[16]
  • Service entry: November 11, 1989[17]
  • Significant event: keel laying[18], ship launching[19], ship naming ceremony[20], ship commissioning[21]
  • Official website: http://www.navy.mil/local/cvn72/[22]
  • Pennant number: CVN-72[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) (ship, 1989)[24]
  • Commons gallery: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)[25]
  • Location of creation: Newport News[26]
  • Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[27], NavSource Naval History[28]
  • Nickname: Abe[29]
  • Motto text: Shall Not Perish[30]
  • Different from: USS Abraham Lincoln[31]
  • Length: 332.8[32]
  • Width: 76.8[33]
  • Speed: 30[34]

Why It Matters

USS Abraham Lincoln has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Abraham Lincoln Top Gun: Maverick United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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