USNS Cesar Chavez explained

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 Chavezs 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]

External links

• • Web site: T-AKE 14: USNS Cesar Chavez Photo Gallery . . 2011-11-14 .

Notes and References

1. News: Navy Names Ship for Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez . 18 May 2011 . Navy News Service . NNS110518-24 . 29 September 2011.
2. Web site: The Fight in the Fields – Cesar Chávez and the Farmworkers Struggle . Tejada-Flores . Rick . . 7 December 2010.
3. Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=ake14}} Cesar Chavez (AKE 14) ]. . 13 September 2011 . 1 January 2012.
4. News: Naming Navy ship after Cesar Chavez makes waves . Jeff . Mitchell . Sam . Fellman . 21 December 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120301192104/http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20111221/NEWS01/112210305 . 1 March 2012 .