Who would have known that Jimmy Carter would become our collective hero. But here we are! His presidency is vastly underrated; and he had the perfect post-presidency, honor bound and ruthlessly optimistic. Happy Birthday Jimmy!Â
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He hasn’t been rated highly as a president, but he may be among the finest human beings ever to hold the office.
The most impressive part of his career has been after he left office.
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Don’t party too hard, you crazy animal! And happy birthday Mr. Carter!
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happy birthday
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USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the third and final Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine in the United States Navy. Commissioned in 2005, she is named for the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, the only president to have qualified on submarines. The only submarine to be named for a living president, Jimmy Carter is also one of the few vessels, and only the third submarine of the US Navy, to be named for a living person.
**Name**: USS Jimmy Carter
**Namesake**: Jimmy Carter
**Ordered**: 29 June 1996
**Builder**: General Dynamics Electric Boat
**Laid down**: 5 December 1998
**Launched**: 13 May 2004
**Christened**: 5 June 2004
**Commissioned**: 19 February 2005
**Homeport**: Bangor Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
**Motto**: Semper Optima (“Always the Best”)
**Status**: in active service
**Class and type**: Modified Seawolf-class submarine
**Displacement**: 7,568 tons light, 12,139 tons full, 1,569 tons dead
**Length**: 138 m (452.8 ft) overall, 128.5 m (421.6 ft) waterline length
**Beam**: 12.1 m (39.7 ft)
**Draft**: 10.9 m (35.8 ft)
**Propulsion**
1 S6W PWR 220 MW (300,000 hp), HEU 93.5%
1 secondary propulsion submerged motor
2 steam turbines 57,000 shp (43 MW)
1 shaft
1 pump-jet propeller
**Speed**: greater than 25 knots (46 km/h)
**Complement**: 15 officers, 126 enlisted
**Armament**: 8 × 26.5 inch torpedo tubes, sleeved for 21 inch weapons (up to 50 Tomahawk land attack missile/Harpoon anti-ship missile/Mk 48 guided torpedo carried in torpedo room)
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I’m irrationally happy that he is still with us. We don’t deserve such a beautiful soul; but he continues to be with us as an example of how to live.
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What’s next for Jimmy??
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As soon as I saw this I thought he’d died. Scared me a bit cause we need his vote.
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Who would have known that Jimmy Carter would become our collective hero. But here we are! His presidency is vastly underrated; and he had the perfect post-presidency, honor bound and ruthlessly optimistic. Happy Birthday Jimmy!Â
He hasn’t been rated highly as a president, but he may be among the finest human beings ever to hold the office.
The most impressive part of his career has been after he left office.
Don’t party too hard, you crazy animal! And happy birthday Mr. Carter!
happy birthday
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the third and final Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine in the United States Navy. Commissioned in 2005, she is named for the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, the only president to have qualified on submarines. The only submarine to be named for a living president, Jimmy Carter is also one of the few vessels, and only the third submarine of the US Navy, to be named for a living person.
**Name**: USS Jimmy Carter
**Namesake**: Jimmy Carter
**Ordered**: 29 June 1996
**Builder**: General Dynamics Electric Boat
**Laid down**: 5 December 1998
**Launched**: 13 May 2004
**Christened**: 5 June 2004
**Commissioned**: 19 February 2005
**Homeport**: Bangor Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
**Motto**: Semper Optima (“Always the Best”)
**Status**: in active service
**Class and type**: Modified Seawolf-class submarine
**Displacement**: 7,568 tons light, 12,139 tons full, 1,569 tons dead
**Length**: 138 m (452.8 ft) overall, 128.5 m (421.6 ft) waterline length
**Beam**: 12.1 m (39.7 ft)
**Draft**: 10.9 m (35.8 ft)
**Propulsion**
1 S6W PWR 220 MW (300,000 hp), HEU 93.5%
1 secondary propulsion submerged motor
2 steam turbines 57,000 shp (43 MW)
1 shaft
1 pump-jet propeller
**Speed**: greater than 25 knots (46 km/h)
**Complement**: 15 officers, 126 enlisted
**Armament**: 8 × 26.5 inch torpedo tubes, sleeved for 21 inch weapons (up to 50 Tomahawk land attack missile/Harpoon anti-ship missile/Mk 48 guided torpedo carried in torpedo room)
I’m irrationally happy that he is still with us. We don’t deserve such a beautiful soul; but he continues to be with us as an example of how to live.
What’s next for Jimmy??
As soon as I saw this I thought he’d died. Scared me a bit cause we need his vote.
A good man all around.
Happy birthday Jimmy!
The Yoda of the United States
happy birthday, Jimmy!