USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS Theodore Roosevelt in transit in the Pacific Ocean on 25 January 2020.
History
United States
NameTheodore Roosevelt
NamesakeTheodore Roosevelt
Ordered30 September 1980
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding
Cost$4.5 billion (2007 dollars)
Laid down31 October 1981
Launched27 October 1984
Commissioned25 October 1986
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
Motto
  • Qui Plantavit Curabit
  • (He who has planted will preserve)
Nickname(s)
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeNimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement104,600 long tons (117,200 short tons)[1]
Length
  • Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
  • Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam
  • Overall: 252 feet (76.8 m)
  • Waterline: 134 feet (40.8 m)
Draft
  • Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m)
  • Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion
Speed30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)[3]
RangeUnlimited distance; 20–25 years
EnduranceLimited only by food and supplies
Complement
  • Ship's company: 3,200
  • Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Armor63.5 mm Kevlar armor over vitals [2]
Aircraft carried90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the fourth Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered, aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States and a proponent of naval power. She is the fourth ship named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, three bearing his full name and a fourth with just his last name. Another three U.S. Navy ships have "Roosevelt" in their names in honor of members of the Roosevelt family. This carrier's radio call sign is "Rough Rider", the nickname of President Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry unit during the Spanish–American War. She was launched in 1984, and saw her first action during the Gulf War in 1991.

  1. ^ Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. nimitz class displacement.
  2. ^ Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft carriers: an illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO Ltd. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-85109-573-5.
  3. ^ Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

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