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Article: Backgrounder: USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 20, 2003
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Backgrounder: USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- USS Abraham Lincoln is the fifth
ship in the Nimitz-class of nuclear powered aircraft carriers. The
ship was named in honor of the nation's 16th president and is the
second ship of the line to bear the name.
Abraham Lincoln began a series of performance trials leading up to
commissioning on Nov. 11, 1989, in Norfolk, Va.. In May 1991, the
ship set sail on its maiden Western Pacific (WestPac) deployment,
nearly four months ahead of its originally scheduled date in response
to Operation Desert Storm.
While en route to the Indian Ocean, Lincoln was diverted to
support evacuation operations in the Philippines. ...