Complex sentence: In September 2008 VAQ-141 departed Naval Station Norfolk aboard the USS "Theodore Roosevelt", steaming south to visit Cape Town South Africa, becoming the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to visit the port.
Split into simpler sentences: In September 2008 VAQ-141 departed Naval Station Norfolk aboard the USS "Theodore Roosevelt". The Ship steamed south to visit Cape Town South Africa, and in doing so, the "Roosevelt" became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to visit the port.