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Article: USS Jimmy Carter Commissioned in Conn.
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CARA RUBINSKY, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
02-19-2005
Dateline: GROTON, Conn.
The USS Jimmy Carter, the most heavily armed attack submarine built, is docked in Groton, Conn., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005. The Navy welcomed the $3.2 billion submarine, the first named after a living ex-president, at a commissioning ceremony Saturday. (AP Photo/Jack Sauer)
The USS Jimmy Carter entered the Navy's fleet Saturday as the most heavily armed submarine ever built, and as the last of the Seawolf class of attack subs that the Pentagon ordered during the Cold War's final years.
The $3.2 billion Jimmy Carter was commissioned Saturday, the first submarine named after a living ex-president. Carter, ...