USS Abraham Lincoln finally heads home after 272 days at seaThe #nuclear supercarrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has left the CENTCOM area of responsibility and begun its journey back to San Diego. It departed on November 21 and has now spent 272 days at sea without a single port call — the longest stretch for a US carrier in modern history. By the time it actually reaches home, the deployment will run close to 300 days. The trip back alone could take three to five weeks.