Contributed by Mike Smolinski
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)
| Commanding Officers | |||
| Captain William Buford ("T-Ball") Hayden | NROTC 1966 | 11 November 1989 - 16 June 1991 (Note 1) | RADM |
| Captain James Oren Ellis, Jr. | USNA 1969 | 16 June 1991 - 9 September 1993 | ADM |
| Captain Richard Jerome Nibe | USNA 1968 | 9 September 1993 - 22 August 1995 | RADM |
| Captain Robert Frederick Willard [Biography] | USNA 1973 | 22 August 1995 - 18 February 1998 | ADM |
| Captain James Joseph Quinn | USNA 1974 | 18 February 1998 - 15 May 2000 | RADM |
| Captain Douglas Kent Dupouy | USNA 1974 | 15 May 2000 - 5 November 2002 | |
| Captain Kendall L. Card [Biography] | NROTC 1977 | 5 November 2002 - 17 March 2005 | VADM |
| Captain Charles Andrew ("Andy") McCawley | USNA 1980 | 17 March 2005 - 18 June 2007 | |
| Captain Patrick Douglas ("Monty") Hall [Biography] | NROTC 1983 | 18 June 2007 - 28 January 2010 | RADM |
| Captain John David Alexander [Biography] | AOCP 1982 | 28 January 2010 - 21 September 2012 | VADM |
| Captain Karl Owen Thomas [Biography] | NROTC 1986 | 21 September 2012 - 7 August 2014 | VADM |
| Captain Ronald Lanuza Ravelo | NROTC 1987 | 7 August 2014 - 15 May 2017 | |
| Captain Putnam Huntington Browne [Biography] | USNA 1990 | 15 May 2017 - 29 July 2019 | RADM |
| Captain Walter Max ("Sarge") Slaughter | NAVCAD/AOCS 1991 | 29 July 2019 - 19 August 2021 | |
| Captain Amy Norine Bauernschmidt [Biography] | USNA 1994 | 19 August 2021 - 18 May 2023 | RADM |
| Captain Peter Justine Riebe | USNA 1998 | 18 May 2023 - present | |
| Note 1: PCU Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was officially established 2 October 1987; CDR David P. Keller was designated Officer In Charge (OIC). CAPT J.J. Dantone, the first designated Commanding Officer (CO) reported aboard 14 December 1987 along with the Executive Officer (XO), CDR Stanley W. Bryant. CAPT Dantone was relieved as CO by CAPT Bryant (XO) on 26 September 1988, and transferred to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) as CO. CAPT Bryant was relieved by CAPT William B. Hayden on 13 December 1988 and reassumed the duties of XO. | |||
Sources: LCDR John Filostrat, Public Affairs Officer, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72); Ship's Command History;
Ron Reeves & Wolfgang Hechler
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