The "USS Abraham Lincoln" visiting Santa Barbara in February 2000
The USS Abraham Lincoln plows through the waters
of the Southern California coast.
Some Statistics:
Commissionnig date: Nov. 11 1989
Length: 1,092 ft. - Hight:206ft. Crew: 6,000 with Air Wing embarked Air Wing: 85 Aircraft Maximum speed: 30+ knots Sea Sparrow missiles and Phalanx close-in weapons system.
Consumed each day:
620 pounds of hamburger, --- 180 dozen eggs, --- 900 pounds of fresh fruit,
800 pounds of fresh vegetables, --- 660 gallons of milk, --- 600-800 loafs of bred, Etc.
About 20,000 meals are served and 13,000 sodas are consumed every day.
Operations:
1998 Desert Fox, Arabian Gulf
1995 Vigilant Sentinel, Arabian Gulf
1995 Southern Watch, Arabian Gulf
1993 Restore Hope, Somalia
1993 Southern Watch, Arabian Gulf
1991 Desert Storm, Arabian Gulf
1991 Fiery Vigil, Philippines
Click the pictues to enlarge them.
The USS Abraham Lincoln is a Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier.
About 5,655 men and women run the carrier and its airplaines.
Irmgard and Bill are taken a closer look
The USS Abraham Lincoln has all the amenities you find
in an American city with a comparable population.
These include a post office, TV, radio station, news paper,
fire department, library, hospital, general store, barbershops and more.
Some of the aircrafts on the carrier include the F-14 Tomcat,
F/A-18 Hornet, S3-B Viking, SH-60 Seahawk,
EA-6B Prowler and the E-2C Hawkeye.
