Former President Jimmy Carter, who lived to be 100, was honored by the Navy with a submarine named after him, reflecting his ...

“She is the woman I love who has been my wife for 58 years,” Carter said to the audience. The president first arrived at the Submarine Base in Groton in June 1948. He served aboard the USS ...

The warship bears the following specifications and vital stats: USS Jimmy Carter’s active-duty career got off to a rather inauspicious start: on October 14, 2005, the submarine was en route ...

He is also the last President to have visited Kitsap County, when he attended a change of command ceremony for the USS Jimmy Carter at the Bangor sub base. That story, originally published June 1 ...

USS Jimmy Carter – A Spy Boat? Larger and more advanced than the other two Seawolf boats that were developed in the 1980s, USS Jimmy Carter has likely been tasked with some of the US Navy's most ...

(AP Photo) Lt. Jimmy Carter peers at instruments on submarine USS K-1 in a 1952 photo. Directly in front of Carter, smoking a cigar, is Don Dickson. He had forgotten he ever served with Carter ...

The former president, who served aboard submarines as a young naval officer, was “in awe” when he learned the capabilities of the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington ...

Jimmy carter Navy Vice Admiral Charles Munns, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMSUBLANT), as they ride out to sea on the bridge aboard the Seawolf-class attack submarine USS ...

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.

Carter is survived by his four children, 11 of his 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The USS Jimmy Carter, a nuclear submarine, is named for him and was commissioned in 2005.

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.