A second U.S. Navy ship will bear the name of a celebrated abolitionist who was the first African American woman to formally serve in the military during the Civil War, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro recently announced.
The future USNS Harriet Tubman follows a tradition of naming John Lewis-class oilers after civil rights activists. The first ship to bear Tubman’s name was a Liberty vessel built during World War II.
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