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.
LOL! Good one!
http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/05_02_13_corner-archive.asp#056318
Will battle sound like this:
Skipper: Load tubes 1 and 3!
Ensign: Tubes 1 and 3 loaded sir.
Skipper: Release the diplomats!
Gives a whole new meaning to "WE ALL LIVE ON A YELLOW SUBMARINE"
The Navy, as I understand it, has a method of naming ships Naming Ships
Presidents usually have Nuclear Aircraft Carriers, Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear Submarines named after them.
The part I find wrong is the choice to name an attack sub after peanut boy.
Better to name a Boomer after him...their role is to hide till needed...more fitting. .
They weren't building any more SSBMs.
I didn't know that, but I had have been willing to wait.
Oh well, I guess we're stuck with the SSN Attack Rabbit or Peanut Launcher or Jimmuh or whatever
I sure would have liked to be in the room full of Admirals when they were deciding on the name of this sub. Priceless.
It's probably better to say that the Navy used to have a method for naming ships. That went out the window years ago. For example, it used to be battleships only which were named for states. But the Navy has named SSBMs, SSNs, and CGNs for states. SSNs used to be named for fish. Then they were named for fish and people. Now they're named for fish, states, presidents, people, and cities. The whole Seawolf class is a case in point. You have Seawolf (fish) as SSN-21, Connecticut (state) as SSN-22, and Jimmy Carter (president) as SSN-23.
SSN 23, is in an obscure way, named after a fish.....Carter was a "Sucker" after all.
Its first voyage will be to the shores of Korea where it will promptly roll over.
>>Ha. Carter. Attack? BWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH. Sub tries to negotiate, then backs down.<<
I clicke on this thread for one reason: I honestly thought it would be from the Onion.
Well . . . if it's my brother-in-law driving a 4X4 ...
Hmmmm, I wonder if GM will sue for trademark infringement.
TS
They must have made it out of Anti-Malaise alloy, and installed Swine Flu filters.
It must have sails or oars too, for when they turn the electricity off.
I bet it observes the speed limit, though.
This is thought to be the only sub to be powered by Preparation H and to be armed with rapid fire peanut shooters. It is part of the "searching for a legacy class" that hangs around in the shallow puddles of dictators. It is the only sub built by Habitat for Humanity and was entirely assembled on weekends from parts available at Home Depot. It is thought that Jimmy Carter will spend considerable time in dry dock. The sub, however, is expected to sink out of sight.
Rabbit hunter class.
Exactly what came to mind when I read the title :o)
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A military submarine is named after Jimmy Carter. Imagine that! Does it untlaterally disarm when it's attacked?
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