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Friday, December 10, 2010

Northrop Grumman Completes Propeller Installation on USS Theodore Roosevelt

propellerNorthrop Grumman Corporation's Shipbuilding sector completed a significant milestone on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with the installation of the ship's propulsion shafting and propeller installation on Dec. 5.

The carrier is undergoing a refueling and complex overhaul at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News Va., the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

"This is a significant accomplishment in a very large and complex project," said Todd West, CVN 71 program director for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News. "Installing the ship's propulsion shafts and propellers is a significant accomplishment performed during the docking phase of the overhaul and brings us one step closer to moving the ship out of dry dock and back into the water."

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