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 Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Wikipedia
Ordered: 30 September 1980
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding
Cost: $4.5 billion (2007 dollars)
Laid down: 31 October 1981
Launched: 27 October 1984
Commissioned: 25 October 1986
Homeport: San Diego
Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 104,600 long tons (117,200 short tons)[2]
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: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines driving 4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Endurance: Limited only by food and supplies
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Number Of Sheets: 2 Sheets
Difficulty: Expert
Assembled Size: 8"L x 1.75"W x 1.9"H (20.32 x 4.45 x 4.83 cm)
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