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Article: USS Jimmy Carter commissioned
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- February 20, 2005
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GROTON, Conn. - 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, himself a
submariner during his time in the Navy, was on hand for the ceremony
signaling the end of an era in submarining.
"The most deeply appreciated and emotional honor I've ever had is
to have this great ship bear my name," Carter said in remarks
prepared for the ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base New London.
Carter was joined by his wife, ...