Navy tanker named after Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay politician, will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, who sacrificed his life saving others in World War II.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a Navy vessel that recognizes gay rights icon Harvey Milk has been renamed, saying that ships should not be named for activists. The vessel ...

No other changes are expected soon to the fleet of John Lewis-class ships, most of which are named after civil rights figures ...

"We're not renaming the ship to anything political," Hegseth said. ... "His spirit of self-sacrifice and concern for his crewmates was in keeping with the finest traditions of the Navy," Hegseth said.

The naming of the USS Harvey Milk recognized those like Milk who contributed to the nation’s defense despite the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretary of the Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, according to a defense official. The ship, which was launched in 2021 and named ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the new name for the naval ship USNS Harvey Milk will be the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. "We are taking the politics out of ship naming," Hegseth said in a statement to ...

(CN) — In an announcement coinciding with the end of Pride Month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday the U.S. Navy would rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a replenishment oiler christened after ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after he ordered the Navy to strike the name of the pioneering ...

Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson died while performing damage control on his ship during the Battle of the Coral ...

"We're not renaming the ship to anything political," Hegseth said. ... "His spirit of self-sacrifice and concern for his crewmates was in keeping with the finest traditions of the Navy," Hegseth said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, weeks after he ordered the stripping of the civil rights icon’s name from the Navy vessel.. In a video posted ...