CVN · Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered)
| IMO: | 4676479 |
| MMSI: | 369970406 |
| Flight Deck: | 72 |
| Call Sign: | NABE |
| Shipyard: | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1984 | |
| Feb 13, 1988 | |
| Nov 11, 1989 | |
| Dec 12, 2011 | departed US for an 8 month tour of operations in the Gulf, Middle East and Indian Ocean, returned 7 Aug 2012. |
| Aug 7, 2012 | transferred to Norfolk, VA., from Everett, WA. |
| Feb 2013 | Expected arrival in Huntington Ingalls Industries at Newport News, VA. in Aug 2012, for major 3-4 year re-fuelling programme has been delayed due to lack of funding. |
| Sep 8, 2017 | ordered to get underway to be in position to provide Hurricane Irma humanitarian relief Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations |
| May 22, 2022 | HVBSS Training on USS Abraham Lincoln |
| Jul 2024 | departed for 5 month mission with US Central Command around Red Sea and Indo-Pacific. Accompanied in CSG-3 by USS Frank E. Petersen Jr and USS Michael Murphy. CSG-3 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | CSG-3 conducted the first joint US-Italian exercise with the ITS Conte di Cavour group in the Indo-Pacific area. CSG-3 |
| Dec 11, 2025 |  Naval Base Guam called in at Guam |
| Jan 19, 2026 |  Malacca Strait CSG-3 ordered to Middle East. Transited Strait of Malacca on 19 Jan en route, escorted by USS Michael Murphy, USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr and USS Spruance. CSG-3 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Arabian Sea positioned in Northern Arabian Sea with CVW-9 embarked, in support of Epic Fury strikes on Iran Operation Epic Fury Operation Epic Fury |
| Apr 2026 | Persian Gulf positioned in Persian Gulf with CVW-9 embarked, in support of Epic Fury strikes on Iran Operation Epic Fury Operation Epic Fury |