On May 5, 2019 USS Abraham Lincoln was deployed to the Middle East as the flag ship for Carrier Strike Group 12 and Carrier Air Wing Seven assigned to her.Abraham Lincoln’s contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982; her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at Newport News, Virginia.
The ship was launched on 13 February 1988 and commissioned on 11 November 1989. She cost $4.726 billion in 2010 dollars.Abraham Lincoln was transferred to the Pacific in September 1990 performing Gringo-Gaucho with the Argentine Naval Aviation during its transit.
