Tour the Abe on July 4th (USS Abraham Lincoln will be open for public tours @ Everett, WA)

HeraldNet ^ | June 19, 2007 | Jim Haley

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Tour the Abe on July 4th
Along with the USS Abraham Lincoln, at least one other Everett-based ship is scheduled to be open to the public.

By Jim Haley
Herald Writer EVERETT - The public will be able to get a close-up view of the huge aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln over the Fourth of July holiday.

It's likely one or more of the other ships at Naval Station Everett also will be open to public tours, station spokesman Rick Huling said.

The Lincoln was last open to the public during the Independence Day holiday in 2005.

Huling said the base is likely to issue tickets with appointment times to prevent people from standing in long lines.

The Lincoln, which has been at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton since September, is about to begin sea trials after a major overhaul.

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From the article:

Tour the Lincoln

Public tours of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln are scheduled between noon and 5 p.m. on the Fourth of July. It's likely at least one other Naval Station Everett ship will be open for public tours.

The base plans to issue tickets with appointment times to prevent people from having to stand in long lines.

Details have not yet been worked out.

 

 

 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

 

Abraham Lincoln boasts all the amenities found in any American city with a comparable population. These include a post office (with its own ZIP code), TV and radio stations, newspaper, fire department, library, hospital, general store, barbershops, and more.

The ship has enough electrical generating power to supply electricity to 100,000 homes, food and supplies to operate for 90 days, and the capability of distilling more than 400,000 gallons of fresh water from the sea each day.

Keeping the ship ready at all times is critical. This requires repair shops to maintain machinery and aircraft, heavy duty tailor shops to repair parachutes and other survival gear, and electronic shops to keep communication, navigation, and avionics equipment up and running.

Of course, there are a few things that are unusual for a city of 5,000 people. For example, Abraham Lincoln is a floating airport, capable of launching as many as four aircraft every minute. In fact , the ship hosts seven different types of aircraft which perform a variety of missions.

During flight operations, the 4.5 acre flight deck is the scene of intense activity, with crew, aircraft, and other equipment functioning as a well-rehearsed and carefully choreographed team to ensure efficiency and safety.

The various functions of the flight deck crew are identified by the colors of the jersey they wear. For example, yellow is for officers and aircraft directors purple for fuel handlers green for catapult and arresting gear crews blue for chock and chain runners and red for crash/salvage teams and ordnance handlers.

Four aircraft elevators, each the size of two average city lots, bring aircraft up to the flight deck from the hanger bays below. Aviation fuel is pumped from the tanks below and bombs, rockets, and missiles are brought up from the magazines.

Powerful steam catapults (affectionately known as "Fat Cats" can accelerate a 37-ton jet from zero to 180 miles per hour in less than three seconds while traveling nearly the length of a football field. The weight of each aircraft determines the amount of thrust provided by the catapult.

In recovery, pilots use a system of lenses to guide their aircraft "down the slope" (the correct guide path for landing). Four arresting wires, each consisting of two-inch thick wire cables connected to hydraulic rams below decks, snag the arresting hook, stopping the aircraft from 150 miles per hour to zero in less than 400 feet.

High in the island, seven stories above the flight deck, the "Air Boss" and his staff coordinate the entire operation, carefully monitored from the flight deck as well as from the Captain on the Navigation Bridge.

When deployed, Abraham Lincoln is the nucleus of a carrier battle group which includes guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, replenishment ships, and submarines.

Keel laid	Nov. 3, 1984
Christening	Feb. 13, 1988
Commissioning	Nov. 11, 1989
Complement with air wing	Nearly 5,500
Length	1,092 feet
Maximum speed	In excess of 30 knots
Height, keel to mast	206 feet, 6 inches
Breadth at flight deck	257 feet, 5 inches
Flight deck area	Approximately 4.5 acres
Displacement	97,500 tons
Spaces and compartments	Approximately 3,200
Propulsion	Two nuclear power plants
Main engines	Four
Propellers	Four, five blades each, 21 feet high, 11 tons apiece
Rudders	Two, 29-by-22 feet, 45.5 tons apiece
Anchors	Two, 30 tons apiece
Anchor chains	1,082 feet, 308,000 pounds
Shipboard telephones	More than 1,900
Aircraft elevators	Four
Catapults	Four
Evaporators	Four (capable of distilling more than 400,000 gallons of fresh water per day, enough for 200 homes)
Air conditioning capacity	2,530 tons (enough to serve 800 homes)
Meals prepared daily	More than 20,000
Bread baked daily	600-800 loaves
Sodas consumed daily	13,000
Milk consumed daily	600 gallons
Hamburgers consumed daily	620 pounds
Eggs consumed daily	180 dozen
Vegetables consumed daily	800 pounds
Fruit consumed daily	900 pounds
Laundry cleaned daily	5,550 pounds
Haircuts given daily	250

 

[PeterFinn]

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[TexasCajun]

That’s pretty cool for the 4th of July.

[wideminded]

I once went on a tour of the USS Enterprise with my son. One unfortunate discovery we made after waiting for many hours in the hot sun, was that in order to visit some of the more interesting parts of the ship, such as the bridge, etc. it was necessary to be an attractive woman, and thereby receive a special invitation from a member of the crew.

[Michael.SF.]

Thanks for posting this. Here is my personal favorite picture of the Lincoln and most of her crew. That is my son, right at the split of the Y:

[Stoat]

God Bless the US Navy!

Indeed, and may He insure their victory as well.

[SmithL]

It is a magnificent warship. I had the pleasure of touring it following a Scout Conclave at Alameda NAS, back in the `90s.

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[teacherwoes]

That is my son, right at the split of the Y

Is he the one holding the sign that says "HI MOM"

[magslinger]

Thank you for posting this thread.

[magslinger]

One unfortunate discovery we made after waiting for many hours in the hot sun, was that in order to visit some of the more interesting parts of the ship, such as the bridge, etc. it was necessary to be an attractive woman, and thereby receive a special invitation from a member of the crew.

LOL, never doubt for a moment the ingenuity of the American sailor!

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[goodnesswins]

Thanks for the PING.....I think we’ll do this! My Dad was stationed at the Everett Naval Air Station during WWII. (I think - I know he had SOME connection there, because that’s where my Mom and he met.)

[MovieMogul]

Spectacular ship. My ex and I had the honor of exploring her dining rooms, and her flight deck several years ago when she was open to the public.

My ex was writing for a now-defunct magazine, "The Military Beat" and the publisher was able to get us on board and meet some of the crew.

The fly-bys of the F/A-18 and the EA-6's were awesome.

[goodnesswins]

I went looking for tickets...but alas, it doesn't look like they've figured things out yet....see below from the article....I went to their website and could find nothing either...

Public tours of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln are scheduled between noon and 5 p.m. on the Fourth of July. It's likely at least one other Naval Station Everett ship will be open for public tours. The base plans to issue tickets with appointment times to prevent people from having to stand in long lines. Details have not yet been worked out.

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Whenever anyone hears of updated details, please feel free to post them to this thread :-)

[JB in Whitefish]

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Indeed, and may He insure their victory as well.”

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