Ahead of Biden visit, San Diego-based carrier to dock in Japan

USS Abraham Lincoln to make port call at Yokosuka with crew of 4,800

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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier leaves San Diego Bay on January 3.  © U.S. Navy

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- The American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a port call at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan on Saturday morning, local authorities said on Friday.

The San Diego-based carrier will enter the base, which sits south of Tokyo and is home to the USS Ronald Reagan carrier, with a crew of 4,779, according to the city of Yokosuka.

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