The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is a 100,000-tonne floating city, and in this 2001 report, 60 Minutes is granted rare access inside its towering 27 storeys. Filmed less than two months after the September 11 attacks, this archival footage captures the maritime beast stationed in the Persian Gulf as the US Navy unleashes its full might against the Taliban.Reporter Liz Hayes explores life aboard the world’s largest warship. Home to over 5,500 crew members, and with an average age of 19, the Roosevelt boasts everything from a hospital and supermarket to a TV studio and its own police department. But beyond the impressive amenities, Hayes investigates the formidable firepower of the vessel, speaking with the young pilots and ordinance chiefs executing precision bombing missions over Afghanistan.