Posted on 08/26/2022 6:04:42 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
USS Jimmy Carter, A History – There are currently nine aircraft carriers named for former presidents of the United States, while a tenth is now under construction. However, President Jimmy Carter isn’t included in the list of former commanders-in-chief to be so honored – rather Carter has the distinction of being recognized for his service as a United States Navy submariner with a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered, fast attack submarine (SSN) named for him. Carter was the only submarine-qualified sailor to go on to become the nation’s chief executive. He was the nuclear engineer officer on the Pre-Commissioning Unit Seawolf (SSN 575) in the 1950s.
Enter The New Seawolf-class: USS Jimmy Carter
The new Seawolf-class of the late 1980s vintage was something quite amazing. SSN-23 is the third and final boat of the class – and due to extensive modifications from the original design is even described as a subclass. The boat is the only submarine to be named for a living former president. Laid down in 1998, launched in 2004, and commissioned in 2005, USS Jimmy Carter is one of the most sophisticated attack submarines ever built. Larger and more advanced than her sister boats, SSN-23 has also reportedly been tasked with taking on a number of secretive missions for the U.S. Navy.
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Agreed
If it is built with federal taxpayer funds, designation ought to be limited to the names of Americans who gave their lives in the service of the nation, as determined by a bipartisan committee (likewise at the state or local level).
It’s USNS Harvey Milk, not USS Harvey Milk
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I agree. Naming a carrier after someone just because he votes for Navy appropriations is pathetic.
The carriers should be named for previous ships:
Enterprise, Lexington, Wasp, Hornet, Saratoga, Independence, Ranger, Intrepid...
Never
100%. I like the fact that Destroyers and Frigates are named after people, that’s fine.
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