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San Diego's NASSCO will build huge Navy ship to be named in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman

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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. Tubman helped at least 70 men, women and children escape slavery while conducting the Underground Railroad.

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San Diego Union Tribune

San Diego's NASSCO will build huge Navy ship to be named in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman

SAN DIEGO -- A Navy fuel ship that's scheduled to be built in San Diego will bear the name of the abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped hundreds of enslaved people

2 months ago·San Diego, United States

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The Virginian Pilot

U.S. Navy to christen oiler named in honor of Civil War hero Harriet Tubman

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.

2 months ago·Norfolk, United States

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