A superb example of a

United States Naval Officer's

Baseball Cap

 for the nuclear aircraft carrier

USS 'Theodore Roosevelt' ( CVN 71)

Launched on October 27th 1984 the

'USS Theodore Roosevelt'

is the 4th Nimitz Carrier in the US Navy

and was named in honour of America's 25th president

Theodore Roosevelt.

Numbered CVN (Carrier, Volplane, Nuclear) 71

and with a crew of some 5,000 officers, ratings & aircrew,

the massive ship carries some 80 aircraft including:

formerly Grumman F.14 Tomcats, (retired from service in 2006),

A-6 Intruders, F/A-18 Super Hornets, E-2 Hawkeyes & S-3 Vikings.

Still in service 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' has been

deployed on 15 occasions to date including, most notably 

in both Gulf Wars, during

'Operation Desert Shield' & 'Operation Desert Storm'

A universal-size officer's cap,

this is a 6-panel, pre-curved peak example

manufactured in 100% cotton twill fabric

by

The Corps, Santa Barbara, USA

A superb example of a US Naval Officer's baseball cap.

(Colour Image courtesy of the Tomahawk Films Archive)