Jimmy Carter as James Bond

The media coverage, Former president, first lady christen USS Jimmy Carter, seems to be overlooking exactly what this new sub will be used for.

USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)

but on 10 December 1999 Electric Boat was awarded an US$887 million extension to the Carter contract to modify the boat for highly classified missions and testing of new submarine systems, missions previously carried out by Parche (SSN-683).

The exploits of the USS Parche(SSN 683) have been partially revealed in Blind Man’s Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage.

-HJC