Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Naval Cruise Book

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FACTS OF USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) Keel laid November 3, 1984 Christening date February 13, 1988 Commissioning date November 11, 1989 Complement (with Air Wing) over 5,500 men and women Spaces and Compartments over 3,200 Length, overaU 1,092 feet Speed in excess of 30 knots Height, keel to mast top 206 feet, 6 inches Extreme breadth, flight deck 257 feet, 5.5 inches Area of flight deck 4.5 acres Displacement (full combat load) 100,000 tons Propulsion Nuclear power Air conditioning capacity service over 800 homes Number of evaporators Four Daily fresh water usage 400,000 gallons Number of reactors Two Number of main engines Four Number propellers Four Weight of each propeller 11 ton Height of each propeller 21 feet Number of rudders Two Weight of each rudder 45.4 ton Dimensions of each rudder 29 x 22 feet Number of anchors Two Weight of each anchor 30 ton Length of each chain 1,082 feet Weight of each link 365 pounds Weight of each chain 308,000 pounds Number of shipboard telephones over 1,900 Number of aircraft elevators Four Size of each aircraft elevator 3,880 sq feet Number of catapults Four