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3. AFAIK, the only former president to have a Hunter/Killer sub named after them

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:07 PM

Jan 13

is Jimmy Carter.
Quite the honor to a man who wholly earned and deserves it.

USS Jimmy Carter SSN 23
Seawolf class Hunter/Killer sub.

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A garbage scow is having its keel laied up for TFG Historic NY Jan 13 #1

I was going to post that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 13 #2

AFAIK, the only former president to have a Hunter/Killer sub named after them MarineCombatEngineer Jan 13 #3

Naming a ship after GW Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 13 #4

Ummm MarineCombatEngineer Jan 13 #8

Ohhh, no I didn't know that 😔 cstanleytech Jan 14 #15

He was in nuke submarines Historic NY Jan 13 #10

Post removed Post removed Jan 13 #11

I'm not a fan of naming Naval ships after recent Presidents ThoughtCriminal Jan 13 #12

I agree Kaleva Jan 13 #14

IMHO, carriers should be named after WWII era Essex class carriers Kaleva Jan 13 #13