USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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We are not building this country of ours for a day. It is to last through the ages. - Theodore Roosevelt - Above left: Scaffolding supports workers preparing Hull 624D's lower bow module for placement. Above: The ability to move modules weighing hundreds of tons was the key to cutting the production time of Hull 624D. Left: A perfect tit. 23

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From The Ground Up... Hull 624D lvl The keel is laid for Hull 624D, 31 OCT 1981, three years before the hull is christened THEODORE ROOSEVEL T K C VN- 712. A worker directs a section of Hull 624D's bow into place. The final bow module is ' lowered onto Hull 624D. 22 ...kbs - v i .fd L 'r X XS 1 vu I f ,. g .I I I i I l i 1 I

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