 The USS Roosevelt |
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| Career (United States) |  |
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| Namesake: | Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Ordered: | 6 January 1995 |
| Laid down: | 15 December 1997 |
| Launched: | 10 January 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 14 October 2000 |
| Motto: | Leadership, Truth, Loyalty |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,200 LT (9,300 t/10,300 ST) |
| Length: | 509 ft 6 in (155. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (ˈɛlɪnɔr ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 11 1884 &ndash November 7 1962 Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. The short ton ( S/T) is a unit of mass equal to 2000 lb (around 907 A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draught: | 31 ft (9. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | >Template:Convert/knots |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 32 cell, 1 x 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 x RIM-66M SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 x 5/54 in /(127/54 mm), 2 x 25 mm, 4 x 12. The General Electric LM2500 industrial and marine Turboshaft Gas turbine is a derivative of GE Aircraft Engines ' CF6-6 aircraft engine A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a rotary Engine that extracts energy from a flow of Combustion gas The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. A Vertical Launching System ( VLS) is a type of Missile -firing system used aboard the Submarines and surface vessels of several navies around the The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile The RUM-139 VL-ASROC is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family currently built by the Lockheed Martin company for the U 7 mm guns, 2 x Phalanx CIWS 2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS is an anti-missile system that was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Characteristics The Arleigh Burke class are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers Roosevelt is the second Flight IIA ship and the last US Navy destroyer to carry the 5"/54 Mk. 45 mod 3 gun, the following vessel, Winston S. Churchill, would mount the 5"/62 caliber Mk. Characteristics Winston S Churchill sets the final physical pattern for all subsequent Flight IIA ships by mounting the Mk 45 mod 4. The next class of destroyer, the Zumwalt class, will carry the new 6. Controversy Lawmakers and others have questioned whether the Zumwalt class costs too much and whether it provides the capabilities the U 1"/62 caliber Advanced Gun System. Advanced Gun System is a Naval gun system under development by BAE Systems Armaments Systems (formerly United Defense) for the Zumwalt class destroyer
On October 22, 1996, the Secretary of the Navy, John H. Dalton, named the 30th ship of the Arleigh Burke class Roosevelt. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States Secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is the Civilian head of the Department of the Navy. John Howard Dalton (born 1941 is a US administrator and Banker. This is the first ship so named to honor both Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States and the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (ˈɛlɪnɔr ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 11 1884 &ndash November 7 1962
On Tuesday, 4 April 2006, Roosevelt and the Dutch frigate De Zeven Provinciën attempted to intercept a hijacked South Korean trawler off the coast of Somalia. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known However, the Roosevelt and De Zeven Provinciën were forced to disengage in the pursuit because the pirates threated the trawler's crew with weapons. The hijacked trawler escaped into Somalian territorial waters.
On 16 February 2007, Roosevelt was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Battle Efficiency Award, commonly known as the Battle "E" is awarded annually to the small number of U [1]
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