USS Jimmy Carter

File:US Navy 050812-N-1550W-019 The Sea Wolf-class attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay for a one-night underway that included an embark by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosa.jpg

USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the third and final Seawolf-class, nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is named for Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States.^[1] Jimmy Carter is one of the few ships of the United States Navy and the third submarine to be named for a living person, and the only submarine to be named for a living president.

USS Jimmy Carter Media

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USS Jimmy Carter SSN-23 Crest
Diagram of Jimmy Carter, showing added features
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Jimmy Carter during the submarine's commissioning ceremony, 19 February 2005
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Former President Carter holding a model of the boat that carries his name.
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Jimmy Carter in the Magnetic Silencing Facility at Naval Base Kitsap for her first deperming treatment.

References

↑ "Lieutenant James Earle Carter, Jr., USN". Naval History & Heritage Command. United States Navy. 19 October 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

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[1] "Lieutenant James Earle Carter, Jr., USN". Naval History & Heritage Command. United States Navy. 19 October 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

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