The USS Abraham Lincoln returns to its homeport at San Diego, California, after a nearly year-long deployment in October 2026. The Abraham Lincoln will soon move to Bremerton, Washington, for drydock repairs, and will remain there after the maintenance period is completed. (US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Roberson)

The USS Abraham Lincoln Has a New Home

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The USS Abraham Lincoln is moving to Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington—the former home of the USS Nimitz, prior to its final journey to the East Coast this spring.

It is unclear when the United States Navy’s USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) will next deploy. Earlier this month, the fifth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier completed a 10-month combat deployment that began last November. The warship, which returned to Naval Base San Diego looking a little worse for wear, will next head to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), the specialized industrial shipyard located within the Bremerton portion of Naval Base Kitsap.

Yet even when the........

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