Summary and 4 Points You Need to Know: The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), one of three Seawolf-class submarines, is a highly specialized spy submarine capable of conducting seabed warfare and ...

Publicly, just about the only detail the Navy or Kelso will acknowledge is that the USS Jimmy Carter is an advanced Seawolf-class submarine — an undersea hunter-killer designed for special missions.

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Brian Elkowitz as commanding officer of the Seawolf-class attack submarine. The one-of-a-kind ... which began in March 2012, USS Jimmy Carter completed five missions vital to national security ...

USS Jimmy Carter Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Cates said “This crew and all former crews of the submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) have maintained a special relationship with President ...

Jimmy Carter, an advocate of human rights and democracy, also served for years in the Navy, including helping prevent a ...

Carter attended submarine school in New London and served at the submarine base for 4 years. In 2004, the former president returned to New London with his wife to christen the USS Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter observes submariners in the main control room of submarine USS K-1 sometime between June and October 1952. (Navy photo) Carter's military career was not without its challenges.