The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand ...

President Carter is a national asset and force for this country,” Machinist’s Mate Auxiliary 2nd Class Jahlen Mathis said. USS Jimmy Carter Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Cates said “This ...

“And I had the privilege of serving aboard the USS Jimmy Carter as a commissioned crew, a combat system’s officer," said Wu. Wu not only met Jimmy Carter but said Carter’s unwavering faith ...

The Carters would return to Groton on June 5, 2004, to christen the USS Jimmy Carter, the final Seawolf-class submarine. Their daughter, Amy, looked on as the president paid tribute to his wife.

In October, I announced that the future Virginia-class submarine (SSN-813) will be named USS Atlanta during a ceremony at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. His legacy lives on through ...

“The first submarine I ever went on was the USS Jimmy Carter,” Peters said. “I just really feel this connection with him and I’m glad he’s at peace.” Willidean Wilkerson, 65, also came from Maryland ...

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

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- After lying in state at the Georgia and U.S. Capitols, funeral services were held for 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral in Washington D ...

Carter resigned from active duty in 1953 to take over his family’s peanut farm, but his mark on the service remains. “It’s telling that today, the USS Jimmy Carter, a top-secret attack ...