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To: MoJo2001
Shipyard maintenance for USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72):


030716-N-9605S-001 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Jul. 16, 2003) -- One of USS Abraham Lincoln's (CVN 72) four screws is prepared for removal during a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Barbara A. Snider. (RELEASED)

[The ship has 4 propellers that are 22 feet in diameter and weigh 66,200 lbs. each. -- E_M_B]


030730-N-0683J-001 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Jul. 30, 2003) -- One of USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) anchor chains is removed with the aid of a forklift during a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kristin M. Johnson. (RELEASED)

[The ship has two anchors that weigh 30 tons each. The anchor chain links weigh 360 pounds each. -- E_M_B]

282 posted on 08/21/2003 4:22:53 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Stop the violins!! Visualize whirled peas...)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Great pics of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Thanks, EMB.
548 posted on 08/22/2003 12:50:51 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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