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Uss abraham lincoln cvn72 cruise 2006 bryan talley. Abraham lincoln cvn 72 naval cruise book, class of 1995. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51733 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952. May 02, 2008 flight operations from january 26, 1992 on board the uss abraham lincoln. Uss shenandoah ad 44 was the fourth and final ship of the yellowstoneclass of destroyer tenders.
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