Rusty State of USS Abraham Lincoln After Marathon Deployment Shocks Observers
Around 5,000 sailors and Marines are getting shore leave as the Navy faces questions over maintenance, morale and a sailor who went overboard.
- On Wednesday, the 1,100-foot-long USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Laem Chabang, Thailand, appearing heavily covered in rust following a 286-day deployment from its San Diego homeport.
- Experts note that rust along the waterline is expected on ships continuously at sea for 60 days or more; the Lincoln spent its deployment conducting combat and blockade operations against Iran in the Middle East.
- Former Navy captain Carl Schuster explained that removing the rust requires about 30 days of preservation work, though crews will address only critical areas during the seven-day Thailand port visit.
- President Donald Trump has previously criticized the Navy over warship appearances; former Navy Secretary John Phelan recalled Trump demanding he 'Fix the damn rust' during late-night calls.
- Beyond maintenance concerns, the Lincoln's deployment faced reports of morale problems and supply shortages, yet Trump dismissed these concerns, saying the deployment was 'not nearly long enough.
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"After almost 300 days at sea on Wednesday in Pattaya, Thailand's tourist stronghold, Abraham Lincoln was finally re-entering a port to the delight of the crew. Observers, however, were shocked and reported that the U.S. aircraft carrier was in a very desolate state. Superlative's warship is rusted from bow to stern ... The aircraft carrier had spent exactly 286 days at sea since leaving home port in San Diego, California. After an operation in …
The images of the rust on the 335 meters that divide the bow from the stern have gone around the world in a few hours. Because it is not every day to see an aircraft carrier engaged in war zones in those conditions
The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in a Thai port south of Bangkok on Wednesday after a historic mission of more than 250 days away from land. The warship-behemoth, almost 335 meters long, appeared covered in rust from bow to stern, an image that made several observers talk about the state of a ship that once constituted the pride of the US Navy. The image, however, is not necessarily considered a sign of serious abandonment. Ac…
After nearly ten months, the aircraft carrier Lincoln has made port in Thailand - Images of rust on the ship add to reports of the poor condition of the crew The post Aircraft carrier USS Lincoln: Rusted from bow to stern appeared first on in.gr.
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