USS Jimmy Carter > General Discussion

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:29:51 AM EDT

I didn't realize that Carter has a Seawolf-class sub named after him...

From Wikipedia:

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USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), the third and last Seawolf-class submarine, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for former President Jimmy Carter, who served in the US Navy as an officer in the Submarine Service as a nuclear engineer. Jimmy Carter is one of the few ships of the United States Navy to have been named for a person who was alive at the time of the ship's naming.
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Further down, I was struck by the appropriateness of this:
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On 24 January 2004, Commander David Bartholomew, Jr., commanding officer of PCU (Pre-Commissioned Unit) Jimmy Carter was relieved of command because of a "loss of confidence" in his ability...
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Posted: 3/1/2007 9:32:01 AM EDT

[#1]

The irony would be great if the boat fired the first Tomahawk(s) at Iran.

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:32:37 AM EDT

[#2]

Yep, and Reagan's got a CVN. One's a hunter, the other's a target. Ironic, eh?

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:33:46 AM EDT

[#3]

www.coxandforkum.com

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:33:48 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
The irony would be great if the boat fired the first PEANUT FILLED Tomahawk(s) at Iran.

Fixed it for you.

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:35:22 AM EDT

[#5]

With a name like Jimmy Carter, I bet its bilge pumps can outsuck a blackhole.

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:36:06 AM EDT

[#6]

From what I understand the sub is VERY fast. Perfect for running away.

Posted: 3/1/2007 9:42:41 AM EDT

[#7]

i saw it get commissioned and it pulled into sd for a few days....thats a big ass fast attack.

fucking tridents still dwarf us both though

Posted: 3/1/2007 11:00:13 AM EDT

[#8]

It's a shame that they named a Seawolf after that asshat.
A rowboat would be more appropriate.

Posted: 3/1/2007 11:07:05 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
It's a shame that they named a Seawolf after that asshat.
A rowboat would be more appropriate.

I read somewhere that the navy would rather have a submarine named after Jimmy Carter than an aircraft carrier. That is why they named that submarine after the peanut farmer, so they wouldnt be forced to have an aircraft carrier named after him.

Posted: 3/1/2007 6:46:07 PM EDT

[#10]

Pres. Carter was a submarine officer when he was in the Navy. That's probably why they named a submarine after him and not an aircraft carrier.

Posted: 3/1/2007 6:53:20 PM EDT

[#11]

He should be strapped to the bow like a hood ornament.

Posted: 3/1/2007 6:56:35 PM EDT

[#12]

Definitely sends a mixed message.

Posted: 3/1/2007 6:58:06 PM EDT

[#13]

I love how this comes as a surprise to the membership here when this is posted every 3 or 4 months.

Posted: 3/1/2007 6:58:24 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
It's a shame that they named a Seawolf after that asshat.
A rowboat would be more appropriate.

A "seawolf" after an 'asshat"...hmmm....that has an ironic/oxymoronic "ring" to it.

Posted: 3/1/2007 7:10:29 PM EDT

[#15]

Actually it's perfect.

President Carter gets a Naval ship named after him, a submarine, which is cool since he did shirk his responsibility to the Navy and Admiral Rickover, and it's a nuclear powered warship, everything Carter can't stand.

I hope that it is the first to fire missiles into Iran.

Posted: 3/1/2007 7:19:00 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Actually it's perfect.

President Carter gets a Naval ship named after him, a submarine, which is cool since he did shirk his responsibility to the Navy and Admiral Rickover, and it's a nuclear powered warship, everything Carter can't stand.

I hope that it is the first to fire missiles into Iran.

Not necessarily Iran but into an Al Qaeda training camp & take out Bin Laden. Now that would be one nice bit of consolation.

Posted: 3/1/2007 8:00:28 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
It's a shame that they named a Seawolf after that asshat.
~~A rowboat would be more appropriate.~~

A row boat being chased by a snarling, hissing, rabid bunny rabbit would be more appropriate.

Posted: 3/1/2007 8:15:21 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
It's a shame that they named a Seawolf after that asshat.
A rowboat would be more appropriate.

I wonder if "U.S.S. Asshat" was submitted to the naming committe when the started considering Carter?

Posted: 3/2/2007 6:06:48 AM EDT

[#19]

No guns or tubes....white flag....goes like hell in reverse....painted UN blue.

Posted: 3/2/2007 6:10:44 AM EDT

[#20]

Why don't they just surrender now and give it to Iran?

Posted: 3/2/2007 6:12:19 AM EDT

[#21]

What happens when they name one after William Jefferson Clinton?
Ugh...

Posted: 3/2/2007 6:53:31 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
What happens when they name one after William Jefferson Clinton?
Ugh...

In battle it will do a Lewinski and blow you all to hell.

Posted: 3/2/2007 6:59:14 AM EDT

[#23]

Maybe there's a "Boy named Sue" effect for the USS Jimmy Carter-with a name like that you are forced to be more gung ho than you would be with a name like USS Annihilator.

Perfect example-Canada's Princess Patricia Light Infantry being badass in A-stan.

Posted: 3/2/2007 7:06:37 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Maybe there's a "Boy named Sue" effect for the USS Jimmy Carter-with a name like that you are forced to be more gung ho than you would be with a name like USS Annihilator.

Perfect example-Canada's Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry being badass in A-stan.

The PPCLI has a long and proud history in battle.

Posted: 3/2/2007 7:09:12 AM EDT

[#25]

Thank Clinton for pushing the Carter issue on the Navy. As much as I hate new laws, I'm all for one that a U.S Navy vessel cannot be named after a LIVING person.

BTW, this should apply to roads, bridges, buildings...everything.

Posted: 3/2/2007 7:09:22 AM EDT

[#26]

I think the irony is that, as president he did more to hurt the US military than any other president that I can think of!!..................Thats one of the reasons I hate Dumocrats!!

Posted: 3/2/2007 8:07:03 AM EDT

[#27]

If the killer bunny can bump fire under water, the sub is in big trouble.

Posted: 3/2/2007 8:18:13 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Thank Clinton for pushing the Carter issue on the Navy. As much as I hate new laws, I'm all for one that a U.S Navy vessel cannot be named after a LIVING person.

BTW, this should apply to roads, bridges, buildings...everything.

If that held true then West Virginia wouldn't have one named highway in the state. Aren't they all named for Byrd?

Posted: 3/3/2007 12:31:48 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
What happens when they name one after William Jefferson Clinton?
Ugh...

Save that name for the "Decommisioned" sub fleet, just when they are scuttled!

Posted: 3/3/2007 12:45:37 PM EDT

[#30]

USS Communist Liberal Maggot Worthless Fuck

Posted: 3/3/2007 12:49:10 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Definitely sends a mixed message.

Agreed. Now, whenever there's a crisis, if we say,"We're sending Jimmy Carter over to straighten it all out," they won't know what to think.

Posted: 3/3/2007 12:55:52 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Quoted:
What happens when they name one after William Jefferson Clinton?
Ugh...

Save that name for the "Decommisioned" sub fleet, just when they are scuttled!

Hopefully it'll just be a tug that ferries whores out to destroyers, battleships, and carriers.

Posted: 3/3/2007 1:02:16 PM EDT

[#33]

What's next, submarine by the name of Yasser Arafat?

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