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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
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<ol>George Washington Class Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 1 November 1958 - Launched 14 May 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN SSBN-602'''<br/>
Commissioned 11 March 1961 - Decommissioned 1 March 1989<br/><br/>
Disposed of through NPSSRP 16 May 1994
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[ABRAHAM_LINCOLN_SSBN602_Covers_Page_1 | USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN-602 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1960-1994)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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USPO<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>"Naval Base Br"<br/><br/>Portsmouth, NH
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1961-03-11
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Commissioning
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 - April 16 1865)<br/>
Lawyer, Black Hawk War Veteran, Congressman and 16th President of The United States.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mary L. Beckwith.<br/><br/>
Two ships of the US navy have borne the name ABRAHAM LINCOLN - USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN-602 and [[ABRAHAM_LINCOLN_CVN_72_ | USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72]].<br/><br/>
Another ship of the US Navy to memorialize Lincoln was the USS President Lincoln (1917-1918).
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