For Immediate Release

March 7, 2000

NAVY TO BASE USS JIMMY CARTER AT SUB BASE BANGOR

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy confirmed today that it will base the specially-modified attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) at Submarine Base Bangor, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks said Tuesday.

    The Jimmy Carter is the third of the Navy’s Seawolf class submarines, and it is currently being modified in Groton, CT, to accommodate special warfare missions by the sub’s builder, Electric Boat Corporation.  The modifications are slated to be completed by mid-2004. Following testing and sea trials, the sub is expected arrive at its new homeport in Washington State in late 2004.

    Last year the Navy confirmed that the hull extension of the Jimmy Carter would allow it to carry Navy SEALs and to conduct other surveillance.  The Seawolf class submarines are the newest in the Navy’s fleet, carrying a crew of about 130 and operating at more than 25 knots submerged.

   “I was very pleased to learn from the Secretary of the Navy today that the Jimmy Carter will be homeported at Bangor.  It was a strategic move for the Navy, but it will also bring substantial benefits to Kitsap County,” said Rep. Dicks.

    Bangor, Wash. Is currently the homeport for eight of the Navy’s Trident ballistic missile submarines, as well as the attack submarine USS Parche.

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