Cargo ship of the United States Navy
USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, is the first ship operated by the United States Navy to be named for Cesar Chavez (1927–1993), labor leader and civil rights activist.[1]
Chávez joined the Navy at the age of seventeen in 1944 during World War II, and served for two years.[2]
Cesar Chavez's keel was laid down on 9 May 2011 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego.[3]The ship was launched on 5 May 2012.[4]
Notes
- ^ "Navy Names Ship for Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez". Navy News Service. 18 May 2011. NNS110518-24. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Tejada-Flores, Rick. "The Fight in the Fields – Cesar Chávez and the Farmworkers Struggle". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Cesar Chavez (AKE 14)". Naval Vessel Register. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Jeff; Fellman, Sam (21 December 2011). "Naming Navy ship after Cesar Chavez makes waves". The Salinas Californian. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
External links
Media related to IMO 9593127 at Wikimedia Commons
- Photo gallery of USNS Cesar Chavez at NavSource Naval History
- "T-AKE 14: USNS Cesar Chavez Photo Gallery". NASSCO/General Dynamics Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
Media related to IMO 9593127 at Wikimedia Commons