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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of USS Abraham Lincoln - Cruising Earth

USS Abraham Lincoln Military Ship Tracker

USS Abraham Lincoln Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
In Service:
Hull Number:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		1989 | 37 years
CVN-72
Aircraft Carrier
5,680
104,300 GT
Length:
Beam:
Draft:
Speed:
 
1,092.0 ft
252.0 ft
41.0 ft
30.0 knots
34.5 mph

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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is a Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier currently operated by the United States Navy. USS Abraham Lincoln was built by Northrop Grumman in Virginia. The ship has been in active service for 37 years.

The Nimitz class nuclear-powered supercarriers have served as the cornerstone of U.S. naval power projection for over 50 years. Each ship can embark up to 90 aircraft and operate with virtually unlimited range, providing unmatched air superiority and strike capability worldwide.

View USS Abraham Lincoln's real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the aircraft carrier tracker map below. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available. Each new ship report received automatically updates the displayed data.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Current Deployment Details

Current Location: Northern Arabian Sea / CENTCOM AOR (enforcing naval blockade of Iranian ports)

Previous Location: South China Sea / Indo-Pacific (redirected January 2026)

Mission: Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is operating in the northern Arabian Sea in direct support of Operation Epic Fury and enforcing the naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas.

Sources: USNI News April 20 2026, TWZ Carrier Tracker April 20 2026

Last Updated: Mon Apr 27, 2026 08:21 UTC

Note: The current location information above is an estimate from public reports and open-source intelligence. Exact positions are classified for operational security (OPSEC). The tracker map below displays the last publicly transmitted AIS data from this ship. Military ships typically transmit AIS data for maritime safety when operating near civilian traffic when not in an active theater.

Nimitz Class Sister Ships

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USS Carl Vinson, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS George H. W. Bush, USS George Washington, USS Harry S. Truman, USS John C. Stennis, USS Nimitz, USS Ronald Reagan,...
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