US Navy Sailors conduct flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). The USS Abraham Lincoln is a Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. In this compilation video of the USS Abraham Lincoln super aircraft carrier, takeoffs and landings of US Navy fighter jets, helicopters and cargo aircraft, flight deck operations. The aircraft carrier was named in honor of the 16th President of the United States and is the second US Navy ship to bear the former president’s name. US Navy Ship.