Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Naval Cruise Book

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i r Opposite page. Top: (November 1 9S9) Abraham Lincoln ' s 72 continues to shine as the sun sets behind the Island. Below: (November 19S9) Af- ter the tax, title, and dealer prep are taken care of, the newly commissioned USS Abraham Lin- coln, CVN-72, is licensed and ready to hit the fast lane (sea lane that is) and head for her new home at NAS Alameda, Ca. This page. Above: (December 1989) Commanding Officer, CAPT W.B. Hayden and Operations Officer, CDR C.K. Crandali, make the first fleet landing onboard USS Abraham Lincoln in a VF-84, F-14 Tomcat. Left: (October 1990) An SH-3 Sea Sprite from HS-17 flies Channel Guard as Abraham Lincoln drops anchor for a liberty visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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LE r » r I LSS Abraham Lincoln (CV 72 is keel u-aslaid on Nov. 3, l ' »84, at Newport News, Virginia. Four years later, the ship was christened and began a series of performance trials leading up to commissioning on Nov. 11, 1989, in Norfolk, Virg. After completing shakedown and acceptance trials, Abraham Lincoln departed Norfolk in Sept. 1990, to complete an inter-fleet transfer from the Atlantic to Pacific Fleet, and eventual arrival in her homeport of Alameda, Calif. In January ' 1991, the ship began accelerated workups for its first deploy- ment, in response to Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm. On May 28, 1991, the ship set sail for its maiden Western Pacific deployment, nearly four months ahead of its original deployment date. After spending much of early 1992 in a Selected Restricted AvailabiUty (SRA) at Naval Air Station Alameda, the ship set out in the latter part of the year on work-ups for a second WestPac. Once again, the ship and airwing completed carrier qualifications and numerous other operations with exemplary results, preparing for deployment on June 15, 1993. On April 1 1 , 1 995, Abraliam Lincobi set sail on another WestPac. The cruise was successful, but as always the crewmembers were happy to be home after being away from their friends and family for six months.

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' J-JBI Tn ri . J •Av ' r- - - hfir: iAii;;u l i9 U » Hangiir Bay 3 serves as a dog kennel while evacuating military personnel and civilian dependants from US. Naval installa- tions in the Republic of the Phillipines in support of Operation Fiery Vigil following the violent eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Ri lit: (Scplcmhcr 199. ) USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN steams in excess of 30 knots bound for the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia to pro ' ide the forward presence needed for Operation Restore Hope. Beloir: (Aui;iist 1994) USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN tries her next Home Port of NAS Everett, Washington on for size while visiting nearby Seattle for SEAFAIR ' 94. » •••• ' ' --,„ yt r . ' It , ' rr; ..■. ' ' ■ ' iS S JLVi ' »i 8