USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Wallpaper 3
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Wallpaper 3
3. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Ship Supercarrier images gallery. 3. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Ship Supercarrier photos and pictures collection.
The carrier stood out of the channel for her shakedown cruise, principally to accomplish flight deck certification. After running the degaussing range while sailing out of the Norfolk area, she conducted antenna radiation testing and embarked five SH-3H Sea Kings from HS-17. Utilizing Mk-38 mini-mobile anti-submarine warfare targets, the helos flew the first submarine hunting operations from the ship. The embarkation of the helicopters also became providential when one of the Sea Kings performed the first medical evacuation from the ship while underway one Sunday morning. The aircraft took off within minutes with a sailor suffering from intestinal bleeding, and flew to Portsmouth (Va.) Naval Hospital, where the man recovered several days later. That week during evening hours, a false alarm man overboard call prompted the launch of two Sea Kings that searched for an hour and a half without spotting anyone in the water. Two musters yielded all hands accounted for. In addition, the ship accomplished over all combat system testing, and recorded her first catapult launch and recovery of fixed wing aircraft. Victory 201, a Grumman F-14A Tomcat from VF-84, however, temporarily assigned to the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., Capt. William B. Hayden, Abraham Lincoln’s commanding officer, pilot, and Comdr. Charles K. Crandall, Jr., radar intercept officer, trapped on the No. 3 wire, and then launched to return ashore (1 December). Capt. John F. Manning, Jr., Commander Carrier Air Wing (CVW)-8, followed them almost immediately in a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet from VFA-15. “Today we became a real aircraft carrier” Capt. Hayden proudly commented. “The launching and recovery of aircraft is what this business is all about.” Two days later inspectors declared the flight deck certified for aircraft operations. Crewmembers also held their first ship wide divine services on board, on the foc’sle, as well as the initial Orthodox Divine Liturgy, in the chapel. Abraham Lincoln rendezvoused with ammunition ship Suribachi (AE-21) for her first underway replenishment, which she accomplished using Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights that hauled 250 lifts over to the carrier (9 December). During this period crewmembers also conducted dynamic interface testing of two NATC Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawks, and assisted investigators in Grumman E-2C Hawkeye upgrade 2 testing (CNO project 760). In addition, Abraham Lincoln slid alongside Military Sealift Command (MSC)-operated oiler Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195) for her first refueling at sea, and took on 527,782 gallons of JP-5 fuel. The ship returned to Pier 12 South at Norfolk.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Wallpaper 13. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Ship Supercarrier images gallery. 3. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Ship Supercarrier photos and pictures collection.
The carrier stood out of the channel for her shakedown cruise, principally to accomplish flight deck certification. After running the degaussing range while sailing out of the Norfolk area, she conducted antenna radiation testing and embarked five SH-3H Sea Kings from HS-17. Utilizing Mk-38 mini-mobile anti-submarine warfare targets, the helos flew the first submarine hunting operations from the ship. The embarkation of the helicopters also became providential when one of the Sea Kings performed the first medical evacuation from the ship while underway one Sunday morning. The aircraft took off within minutes with a sailor suffering from intestinal bleeding, and flew to Portsmouth (Va.) Naval Hospital, where the man recovered several days later. That week during evening hours, a false alarm man overboard call prompted the launch of two Sea Kings that searched for an hour and a half without spotting anyone in the water. Two musters yielded all hands accounted for. In addition, the ship accomplished over all combat system testing, and recorded her first catapult launch and recovery of fixed wing aircraft. Victory 201, a Grumman F-14A Tomcat from VF-84, however, temporarily assigned to the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., Capt. William B. Hayden, Abraham Lincoln’s commanding officer, pilot, and Comdr. Charles K. Crandall, Jr., radar intercept officer, trapped on the No. 3 wire, and then launched to return ashore (1 December). Capt. John F. Manning, Jr., Commander Carrier Air Wing (CVW)-8, followed them almost immediately in a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet from VFA-15. “Today we became a real aircraft carrier” Capt. Hayden proudly commented. “The launching and recovery of aircraft is what this business is all about.” Two days later inspectors declared the flight deck certified for aircraft operations. Crewmembers also held their first ship wide divine services on board, on the foc’sle, as well as the initial Orthodox Divine Liturgy, in the chapel. Abraham Lincoln rendezvoused with ammunition ship Suribachi (AE-21) for her first underway replenishment, which she accomplished using Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights that hauled 250 lifts over to the carrier (9 December). During this period crewmembers also conducted dynamic interface testing of two NATC Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawks, and assisted investigators in Grumman E-2C Hawkeye upgrade 2 testing (CNO project 760). In addition, Abraham Lincoln slid alongside Military Sealift Command (MSC)-operated oiler Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195) for her first refueling at sea, and took on 527,782 gallons of JP-5 fuel. The ship returned to Pier 12 South at Norfolk.
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