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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 was named Theodore Roosevelt and redesignated fleet ballistic missile submarine SSBN-600 on 6 November 1958, launched on 3 October 1959, sponsored by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and widow of Nicholas Longworth III, and commissioned on 13 February 1961 with Commander William E. Sims commanding the Blue Crew and ...
USS Theodore Roosevelt has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Theodore Roosevelt (ID-1478) , troop transport in commission from 1918 to 1919 USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) , ballistic missile submarine in commission from 1961 to 1982
As of 5 May, 1,156 crew members have tested positive. The Navy stopped publicly reporting tallies of new coronavirus cases on USS Theodore Roosevelt. [1] As of 14 May, 2,900 sailors have returned to the ship. [41] On 15 May five sailors on the ship developed symptoms and were found to test positive for the virus for the second time.
[6] [1] Since USS Theodore Roosevelt, the carriers have been constructed with 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar armor over vital spaces, and earlier ships have been retrofitted with it: Nimitz in 1983–1984, Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1985 to 1987 and Carl Vinson in 1989. [7] [27]
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71; USS Richmond K. Turner CG-20; USS Leyte Gulf CG-55; USS Caron DD-970; USS Hawes FFG-53; USS Vreeland FF-1068; USS Theodore Roosevelt launched her first strikes two days after the first night on the morning of 19 January 1991. [16] After the Gulf War, Theodore Roosevelt took part in Operation Provide Comfort after ...
"The Big Stick" – USS Theodore Roosevelt; [14] based on Theodore Roosevelt's quotation, "Speak softly and carry a big stick". [15] Also used for the USS Iowa during her third and final commissioning, c1980s Cold War. Iowa was nicknamed Mighty I during her first two commissionings in WWII and the Korean War. "Big Sugar" – USS Vermont
CVW-11 made two additional deployments aboard Nimitz in 2013 and 2017, before being reassigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2019. After participating in Exercise Northern Edge off Alaska in May 2019, CVW-11 was deployed aboard the Roosevelt in 2020, 2021 and 2024. [17]