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The '''USS ''Roosevelt'' (DDG-80)''' is an [[Arleigh Burke class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. The ''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, [[USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)|''Winston S. Churchill'']], would mount the 5"/62 caliber Mk. 45 mod 4. The next class of destroyer, the [[Zumwalt class destroyer|''Zumwalt'' class]], is scheduled to carry the new-design 6.1"/62 caliber [[Advanced Gun System]] - a larger naval rifle of a size traditionally used on light cruisers.
The '''USS ''Roosevelt'' (DDG-80)''' is an [[Arleigh Burke class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. The ''Roosevelt'' is the second Flight IIA ship and the last US Navy destroyer to carry the 5"/54 Mk. 45 mod 3 gun.


On 22 October 1996, the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]], [[John Howard Dalton|John H. Dalton]], named the 30th ship of the ''Arleigh Burke''-class, the ''Roosevelt''. This is the first ship so named to honor both [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], the 32nd [[President of the United States]] and the former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]], [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]. (The aircraft carrier {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42}} served from 1945-1977 before being scrapped.)
On 22 October 1996, the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]], [[John Howard Dalton|John H. Dalton]], named the 30th ship of the ''Arleigh Burke''-class, the ''Roosevelt''. This is the first ship so named to honor both [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], the 32nd [[President of the United States]] and the former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]], [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]. (The aircraft carrier {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42}} served from 1945-1977 before being scrapped.)

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USS Roosevelt
The USS Roosevelt
History
USN JackUnited States
NameUSS Roosevelt
NamesakeFranklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
Ordered6 January 1995
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down15 December 1997
Launched10 January 1999
Commissioned14 October 2000
MottoLeadership, Truth, Loyalty
StatusTemplate:Ship fate box active in service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke class destroyer
Displacement9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draught31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed>30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armamentlist error: <br /> list (help)
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 12.7 mm guns, 2 x Phalanx CIWS
2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters

The USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The Roosevelt is the second Flight IIA ship and the last US Navy destroyer to carry the 5"/54 Mk. 45 mod 3 gun.

On 22 October 1996, the Secretary of the Navy, John H. Dalton, named the 30th ship of the Arleigh Burke-class, the Roosevelt. This is the first ship so named to honor both Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States and the former First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. (The aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) served from 1945-1977 before being scrapped.)

On Tuesday, 4 April 2006, the USS Roosevelt and the Dutch frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën attempted to intercept a hijacked South Korean trawler off the coast of Somalia. However, both the Roosevelt and De Zeven Provinciën were forced to disengage in the pursuit because the pirates threated the trawler's crew with firearms. The hijacked trawler escaped into Somali territorial waters.

On 16 February 2007, the Roosevelt was awarded the 2006 Battle Efficiency "E" award. [1]