Namesake César Chávez Laid down 9 May 2011 In service 24 October 2012 Construction started 9 May 2011 Length 210 m | Awarded 26 February 2010 Sponsored by Helen Chavez Status in active service Launched 5 May 2012 | |
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Builder National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | ||
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 (1927–93), labor leader and civil rights activist. Mr. Chávez joined the Navy at the age of seventeen in 1944 during World War II, and served for two years.
Cesar Chavez's keel was laid down on 9 May 2011 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego. The ship was launched on 5 May 2012.
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