Scale: 1/500
Length: 26"

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is the fourth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Her history began Sept. 30, 1980, when a contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding. Construction began Oct. 31, 1981, when Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger authenticated the keel laying by initiating the first weld. Capt. Paul W. Parcells was named prospective commanding officer in February 1984. The ship was commissioned and placed in active service on Oct. 25, 1986.