Nimble Books LLC

Dear readers,

I am very pleased to bring you this beautiful book in our new "nimble" format:

  SSN-23 JIMMY CARTER, U.S. Navy Submarine (Seawolf class)
 
with the stunning orange cover photo and full color interior.  The contents of the book are:

Introduction

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Acknowledgements

Key Facts

Specifications

Ships in the Seawolf Class

Remarks at the Naming Ceremony
in 1998

Figure 1.  SSN-23 incorporates new design features for
an “expeditionary” future.

Figure 2. Positive thinking
about Carter’s role.  Interestingly, none of these missions look
much like the cable tapping missions that made Carter’s predecessor Parche the most decorated sub in U.S.
naval history.

Figure 3.  President Carter being given a model of the
future Jimmy Carter at the naming ceremony. 
Personally, I’d have held out for the bigger one.

Figure 4.  A full-length view of the model, courtesy
Motionmodels.com.  Note the conceptual
representation of the additional maneuvering units fore and aft.  These below-waterline fixtures  will most likely never be seen in public
while Jimmy Carter is in active
service.

Figure 5.  Ship’s crest.

Figure 6.  A detailed view of the propeller, rudder, and
aft maneuvering units (courtesy Motion Models). 
The actual appearance of the maneuvering units may be somewhat
different.

Figure 5.  Moving her outdoors for the first time, June
24, 2004.

Figure 6. Sneaking out a little
early.

Figure 7.  The Multi-Mission Platform that makes Jimmy Carter unique.

Figure 8. Inserting the forward
upper module in the MMP.

Figure 9.  Leaving Electric Boat to begin Alpha Sea
Trials, November 2004.

Figure 10.  During sea trials, February 2005.

Figure 11.  The commissioning ceremony, February 19,
2005.

Figure 12.  The crew manning the ship during the
commissioning ceremony.

Figure 13.  Carter being "depermed", or
demagnetized, to reduce her vulnerability to weapons that detect magnetic
signatures.

Figure 14. Jimmy Carter and
Rosalynn about to set off on an overnight trip, August 12, 2005.

Figure 15.  Departing Kings Bay, Georgia with the Carters
on board.

Figure 16.  Carter on Carter.  This is the boat’s mess room.

Figure 17.  Returning to Kings Bay after taking Jimmy
Carter on an overnight.

An Appropriate Name

Why SSN-23 Jimmy Carter Matters
Today

References

Colophon

I found some terrific AP photos taken inside JIMMY CARTER–I wish I had been able to use them!  but the book is pretty nice.

If you like this sort of thing, you may want to take a look at a couple of other titles in our "Cool Ships" series:

BB-67 MONTANA, U.S. Navy Battleship: Why She Matters Today 

 CVN-78 GERALD R. FORD, U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier 

Relative sales of these titles will determine whether we do more subs next, or return to the old-fashioned targets capital ships.

Very cordially yours,

Fred Zimmerman
Publisher, Nimble Books LLC