The NEXT sub will be co-named...
Posted on 02/16/2005 5:28:53 AM PST by JCRoberts
Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will commission its newest nuclear-powered attack submarine Jimmy Carter on Saturday, Feb. 19, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Conn.
The attack submarine Jimmy Carter honors the 39th president of the United States.
President Carter is the only U.S. president to have qualified in submarines. He has distinguished himself by a lifetime of public service, and has long ties to the Navy and the submarine force. Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946, served as a commissioned officer aboard submarines, and served as commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1981. Carter's statesmanship, philanthropy and sense of humanity earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Retired Adm. Stansfield Turner, a classmate of the president who served in the Carter administration as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Rosalynn Carter is the sponsor for the ship named for her husband, with daughter Amy serving as matron of honor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, Rosalynn Carter will give the first order to "man our ship and bring her to life!"
Jimmy Carter is the third and final submarine of the Seawolf class. As the most advanced submarine in the class, Jimmy Carter will have built-in flexibility and an array of new warfighting features that will enable it to prevail in any scenario, against any threat – from beneath Artic ice to shallow water. Differentiating Jimmy Carter from all other undersea vessels is its multimission platform (MMP), which includes a 100-foot hull extension to enhance payload capability. The MMP will enable Jimmy Carter to accommodate the advanced technology required to develop and test a new generation of weapons, sensors and undersea vehicles for naval special warfare, tactical surveillance and mine-warfare operations.
Capt. Robert D. Kelso, a native of Fayetteville, Tenn., will serve as Jimmy Carter’s first commanding officer, leading a crew of approximately 130 officers and sailors. Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., the 12,130-ton Jimmy Carter is 453 feet in length, has a beam of 40 feet, and can operate at speeds exceeding 25 knots when submerged.
For more information about Seawolf-class submarines, visit http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-ssn.html.
USS William Clinton
Probably for an ICEBREAKER! Or a WHALING SHIP chasing BBW's!
As a Navy retiree I was really praying to see this thread turn out to be a troll....
Since it's apparently not, I see the USS Carter's role as more of a diplomatic one. Just imagine the terror of our advisaries as the Carter surfaces off the coast and boycotts their Olympics.
I really feel for the crew of this Boat....I don't know how this one slipped in under the radar. If a USS Billie Jeff is in the works we veterans need to raise holy hell about it and try to put the kibash on it!
I suppose the first skipper will be Jean Luc Picard!
If you have to ask why anything associated with the name Jimmy Carter would carry bad karma, you must not have been alive during the late seventies. Just trust me, it was the deep blue funk period of the American Century. Reagan's election in 1980 was like a bright dawn.
What 'bout OUR PANAMA CANAL....given away by COMMIE CARTER...
What an embarrassment, both as a President and now insult of insults naming a US warship after the worse appeaser/president in US history. Talk about a stupid idea!!!
So do I. This boat will spend more time in Russian and Chinese waters that some of those navy's units will.
Oh yes, I was alive - in fact, Carter was the first President I gladly assisted - out of office....;-)
Operation Petticoat
Yep- Karter & Skerry- what is it with the NAVY having these
losers?
They need to do a physche test on ALL their officers!!
Hey- anyone think Karter gave away operational proceedures
of our Subs to the other Commie Nations?
Complaints about this can be voiced to:
gordon.england@navy.mil
To name an attack sub after a peanut-brained socialist who not only despises the U.S. military but continues to actively work to strenghen the hand of our gravest enemies is disgusting.
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How about naming a dinghy for Clinton?
TS
I'm with you! Just naming a sub "Jimmy" is laughable! How can you fear something named "Jimmy"?? Wonder what will be on the menu -- peanut butter sandwiches and Billy Beer??!!
ROTFLMAO!
Somewhat off the subject, but during a conversation to discuss funeral arrangements for my mother with the minister at the church we attend, it somehow veered off into political territory. As a little background for the minister to know more about my Mom, we told him that our father was very conservative, and quite persuasive, and "converted" my former FDR voting mom to his views. The kids (including me) grew up in a heavily democrat controlled area as true blue and seriously minority status Republicans.
When the minister expressed his opinion that a) GWB is an idiot and b) Carter was the best president in his lifetime I almost lost my lunch. My reply to him was that the Air Force generally doesn't turn supersonic fighters over to "idiots" and that yeah, Carter was great. Doesn't everybody like double digit inflation, unemployment, and interest rates? And boy, the Middle East sure has been a much better place without that nasty old Shah.
I and my family are still attending the same church but I avoid all private conversation with the minister, and I get the impression he isn't all that eager to have another chat with me.
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