Phase 1 Block 13 Flashcards
Command History and Heritage (CVN72)
When was the contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding Co. to build Abraham Lincoln?
27 Dec 1982
The Abraham Lincoln was the _____ aircraft carrier in the Nimitz Class at an initial cost of $3.4 Billion
The Abraham Lincoln is the 5th carrier in the Nimitz class
When was the Lincoln’s Keel laid?
13 Feb 1988
Who was the Lincoln’s First Commanding Officer?
Capt. William B. Hayden
Who was the Lincoln’s first crewmember?
Master Chief Robert Wellcome reported to the Lincoln on 20Jan1987
When was the Lincoln christened and launched?
13Feb1988
When was the Lincoln transferred to the Pacific? Where was it’s Homeport?
September of 1990 to Naval Station Alameda, CA
What was the Lincoln’s maiden WESTPAC deployment for?
Response to Operations Desert Storm and Sheild
How many ships did Lincoln lead in the evacuation and how many personnel did the Lincoln evacuate?
23 Ships 4500 military personnel and dependents
When did Lincoln get deployed to the coast of Somalia in support of Operation Restore Hope?
October of 1993 4 Weeks air wing flew air patrols over Mogadishu
When did the combat exclusion laws get repealed? It made the Lincoln the first ship to do what?
April of 1993 First ship to incorporate female Naval Aviators into its Air Wing
Who was the First Female f-14 pilot? When did she begin training?
LT. Kara Spears Hultgreen 24 OCT 1994
When did Lincoln report to her new homeport, Everett, WA?
8Jan1997
From July 2002 to 2003 Lincoln was deployed for how many days?
290 days
After the tsunami in Sumatra, how many days was the Lincoln on station? She delivered how many pounds of relief?
- 33 days
- 5.7 million pounds of humanitarian relief supplies
