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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

10 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.

10 months ago·Norfolk, United States

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