USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

USS *Theodore Roosevelt* (CVN-71)
	USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Philippine Sea, April 5, 2024.
History
United States
Name	Theodore Roosevelt
Namesake	Theodore Roosevelt
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
Identification	MMSI number: 366984000; Callsign: NNTR; ; Hull number: CVN-71;
Motto	Qui Plantavit Curabit; (He who has planted will preserve);
Nickname(s)	TR; Big Stick;
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	104,600 long tons (117,200 short tons)
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;
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar; AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar; AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar; AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars; AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar; AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars; 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems; 4 × Mk 95 radars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite; SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures;
Armament	2 × Sea Sparrow; 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile; 2 × Phalanx CIWS (close-in weapon system) Gatling guns;
Armor	63.5 mm Kevlar armor over vitals
Aircraft carried	90 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. As of August, 2024, she is deployed with Carrier Air Wing 11 and Carrier Strike Group 9, which includes the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70), and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer's USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), USS Halsey (DDG-97), and the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118).

^ 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.
^ Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.
^ Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft carriers: an illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO Ltd. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-85109-573-5.

[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.

[ship_encyclopedia-2] Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

[3] Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft carriers: an illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO Ltd. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-85109-573-5.

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