USS Jimmy Carter To Be Christened In CT

WINS.com ^ | March 28, 2004 | Staff

[Plainsman]

The third and final Seawolf-class submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter, will be christened June 5.

[stylin_geek]

You are probably right. I admit, I was leaning towards hypocrisy, being as that seems to be the liberal MO these days.

[tarheelswamprat]

Will they be welding shut the missle-tube hatches on this one?

[Larry Lucido]

Here's a pic of the hood ornament.

[Desdemona]

Does every president get a vessel named after him? Who decides what name a ship gets anyway?

I don't know. There's probably a naming committee at the Pentagon or Department of Defense.

Carriers, for a time, were named for battles, hence Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington. Somewhere along the line they started naming them for admirals and presidents. So we have the Ike, the Reagan, etc.

[MizSterious]

Ugh. Can the USS Benedict Arnold be far behind?

[Bobby777]

One would hope Carter remembers his deployment of the Trident ... probably our best deterrent ... he needs to remember a strong offensive capability is America's best security ...

[EggsAckley]

Is that the tourist guy under that hood?

[Joe Boucher]

If I recall wasn't Mr. Carter a nuke engineer on a sub?
Check it out.
That is why he had problems with the little things.
Still a total pathetic dumbass but still a nuke engineer.
And possibly the father of the ugliest daughter ever to be in the white house.

[McGavin999]

OMG, how are they going to find people to serve on it?

[HarryCaul]

Carter served 2 years on a submarine (the only president to do so), so it's not all that unreasonable to name one after him.

[TRY ONE]

For Jimmy's sake I hope it has a screen door (for those cool breezes down under)!

[Bobby777]

yesterday they said Morocco was being used at one time in an attempt to create suicide boats, a la the one that attacked the USS Cole, in an attempt to ram U.S. and British warships as they passed through the narrow Strait of Gibraltar, which I think they said was only 10 miles wide ... they need a strong attack helo escort when moving through those waters ... plus maybe the semi-rigid craft ...

[teletech]

I hear they built her for peanuts.

[Dinsdale]

Is'nt it a tradition to wait for someone to be dead before you name ships after them?

Was'nt an exception made for Reagan?

Anybody have control of a fleet of garbage scows? Name two after the clintons.

[annyokie]

Chelsea the Wonderdog gives Amy a run for the money, IMO.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The C.O. of the USS Jimmy Carter was recently relieved of command.
That boat is jinxed. They should have named it after Caspar Weinberger.

[MediaMole]

Its primary mission will be to instill malaise in the enemy crew.

[donozark]

If you think service on the CARTER would suck, just wait until the CLINTON gets launched! Imagine the jokes there! And what kind of a vessel will it be? A barge on the Arkansas River?

[mylife]

Cool! The Seawolf has been a real problem boat. Im glad they are finally getting there.

[Thinkin' Gal]

That boat is jinxed.