The launching of the USS Theodore Roosevelt on 1959-10-03. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
Career (United States)
Laid down:	May 20, 1958
Launched:	October 3, 1959
Commissioned:	February 13, 1961
Decommissioned:	December 1, 1982
Renamed:	from Scamp (SSN-600), November 6, 1958
Struck:	December 1, 1982
Homeport:	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Fate:	Recycled
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type:	George Washington-class submarine
Displacement:	5946 tons surfaced 6700 tons submerged
Length:	116 meters (382 feet)
Beam:	10 meters (33 feet)
Draught:	8. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Boats (SSBN-598 USS ''George Washington'' (SSBN-599 USS ''Patrick Henry'' (SSBN-600 USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' 8 meters (29 feet)
Propulsion:	S5W United States Naval reactor, two geared turbines at 15,000 shp (11 MW) to one shaft
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
Test depth:	700 feet (210 m)
Complement:	139 officers and men
Armament:	16 Polaris missiles 6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600), a George Washington-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for President Theodore Roosevelt. Boats (SSBN-598 USS ''George Washington'' (SSBN-599 USS ''Patrick Henry'' (SSBN-600 USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T Initially unnamed and assign hull classification symbol SSGN-600, her keel was laid down on 20 May 1958 by the Mare Island Naval Shipyard using components initially assembled for the Skipjack-class nuclear attack submarine Scamp (SSN-588). The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols (sometimes called hull codes) to identify the types of its ships Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINS was the first United States Navy Shipyard established on the Pacific Coast Operational history 1960s Scamp ’s first four months in the fleet were taken up by advanced trials and training exercises in the Bremerton Washington She was named Theodore Roosevelt and redesignated SSBN-600 on 6 November 1958, launched on 3 October 1959 sponsored by Mrs. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice Roosevelt Longworth (daughter of the ship's namesake), and commissioned on 13 February 1961 with Commander William E. Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth ( February 12, 1884 &ndash February 20, 1980) was the oldest child of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sims commanding the Blue Crew and Commander Oliver H. Perry, Jr. commanding the Gold Crew.

Five days after commissioning, Theodore Roosevelt departed Mare Island, California, bound for the east coast. Mare Island is a Peninsula alongside the city of Vallejo California, about northeast of San Francisco. On 7 March, she became the first fleet ballistic missile submarine (FBM) to transit the Panama Canal. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Four days later, she arrived at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. After successfully firing her first Polaris A1 missile on 20 March and completing her shakedown training, the submarine arrived in Groton, Connecticut, on 1 May for post-shakedown availability at the Electric Boat Company yard. The Polaris missile was a submarine-launched two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed ballistic missile ( SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. General Dynamics/Electric Boat (usually abbreviated as Electric Boat, and referred to as "EB" or "The Boat Company" by its employees a division of She completed those repairs on 24 June and departed Groton, Connecticut, bound for Charleston, South Carolina. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. Theodore Roosevelt stopped at Norfolk, Virginia, along the way and arrived at Charleston on 7 July. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Between 7 July and 19 July, she loaded Polaris missiles at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Charleston, and made all other preparations for her first deployment. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The Polaris missile was a submarine-launched two-stage solid-fuel nuclear-armed ballistic missile ( SLBM) built during the Cold War by Lockheed for Naval Weapons Station Charleston (NAVWPNSTA CHASN is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River, in Berkeley County, On 19 July, she stood out of Charleston on her first deterrent patrol. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. This article refers to deterrent theories of punishment For the legal theory of justice see Deterrence (legal. She concluded that patrol on 23 September at the fleet ballistic missile sub base at Holy Loch, Scotland. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The Holy Loch ( Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta" is a Sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

Over the next three and one-half years, the submarine made 15 more deterrent patrols departing from and returning to the Holy Loch base in each instance. The Holy Loch ( Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta" is a Sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Late in the spring of 1965, she departed Holy Loch on her 17th and final patrol of the deployment. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. She concluded that patrol and the deployment when she arrived in Charleston on 15 June. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history She unloaded her 16 Polaris missiles and then departed Charleston for New London, Connecticut, where she arrived on 26 June. New London is a seaport city and a Port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire.

At New London, Theodore Roosevelt entered the yard of the Electric Boat Division for an extensive overhaul. General Dynamics/Electric Boat (usually abbreviated as Electric Boat, and referred to as "EB" or "The Boat Company" by its employees a division of Between July 1965 and January 1967, her nuclear reactor was refueled and her Polaris weapon system was modified to accept the more advanced Polaris A3 missile. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The boat completed overhaul on 14 January 1967 and launched into sea trials and refresher training, all of which culminated in the successful firing of a Polaris A3 missile at the Cape Canaveral missile range late in April. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield At the end of the training period, she returned to Charleston to load missiles and to prepare for another series of deterrent patrols out of Holy Loch. She embarked upon her 18th patrol on 1 June and completed that cruise at the Holy Loch base. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected

Theodore Roosevelt's second tour of duty operating from the Scotland base proved to be very brief in comparison to her first. Between mid-June of 1967 and February of 1968, she completed her 18th through 21st patrols. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 20 March 1968 while returning to Holy Loch from her 21st patrol, the submarine ran aground off the western coast of Scotland. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. After drydocking for temporary correction of the damage, she departed Holy Loch on 5 April to return to the United States for permanent repairs. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Between 18 April and 20 April she unloaded her missiles at Charleston and headed north to New London. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. On 23 April, she arrived in the yard of the Electric Boat Division and commenced an extended repair period. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Labor disputes caused delays, and Theodore Roosevelt did not complete her repairs until mid-October. She spent the latter part of that month in sea trials and then departed New London on 2 November on her post-repair shakedown cruise. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 She visited Norfolk, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and St. Croix before concluding the cruise at Charleston on 27 November. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont She conducted training operations out of Charleston before deploying to Holy Loch again early in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

That tour of duty lasted until May 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. During the interim, she conducted nine more deterrent patrols, returning to Holy Loch for refit after each. On 12 May 1971, she stood out of Holy Loch on the 31st patrol of her career. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. On 20 July, Theodore Roosevelt arrived in New London completing both the patrol and the deployment. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold She remained in New London for three weeks, during which time members of her blue crew and her gold crew were brought together into a single overhaul crew while other members of both crews moved on to other assignments. On 10 August, the submarine headed south to Charleston where she arrived on 13 August. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Over the next month, she underwent refit and then departed Charleston on 11 September for special operations. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Theodore Roosevelt returned to Charleston on 30 September and remained there a week and a day before returning to sea for another three weeks of special operations. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the The ballistic missile submarine reentered Charleston on 1 November and began a preoverhaul restricted availability. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Three weeks later, she officially began her refueling overhaul, which lasted for more than two years.

Theodore Roosevelt completed her overhaul in January 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. During the following two months, she conducted sea trials out of Charleston. In April and May shakedown training and nuclear weapons certification preparations occupied her time. In June, she conducted a one-week midshipman familiarization cruise out of New London, then underwent nuclear propulsion safety training before deperming at Norfolk. In mid-June, she received word of her reassignment to the Pacific Fleet with her new home port to be Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Between July and September, Theodore Roosevelt conducted another midshipman training cruise; then settled into predeployment training and preparations. The submarine departed Charleston on 20 September, transited the Panama Canal on 5 October, and, after a nine-day stop for missile loadout at Strategic Weapons Facility, Pacific in Bangor, Washington, continued on to Pearl Harbor, where she arrived on 4 November. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Naval Base Kitsap is a US Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state This article is about the US Navy base of Bangor in Washington USA Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Six days later, she departed Pearl Harbor, bound for the Mariana Islands. The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called Ladrones Islands, from Spanish Islas de los Ladrones meaning She entered port at Guam two weeks later, underwent refit at her new advanced base there, and began her first deterrent patrol in the Pacific Ocean on 31 December. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Theodore Roosevelt conducted patrols out of Guam until 16 December 1977 at which time she departed on her 43rd deterrent patrol. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

On 1 December 1982, Theodore Roosevelt was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and her hulk was stored in Bremerton, Washington, until its turn came to enter the Nuclear Power Ship and Submarine Recycling Program. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The Ship/Submarine Recycling Program (SRP is the process the United States Navy uses to dispose of decommissioned nuclear vessels. On 24 March 1995, ex-Theodore Roosevelt ceased to exist. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

References

This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used