The USNS Harvey Milk was originally named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said the John Lewis-class oilers would honor leaders in civil and human rights.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed in honor of a decorated Navy chief petty officer. The fleet replenishment oiler will now be called the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, weeks after he announced he would be stripping the civil rights icon's name from the Navy vessel. The post Pete ...

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

The USNS Harvey Milk departs the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard after a christening ceremony in San Diego, on Nov. 6, 2021. The ship has been renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after a World ...

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 ...

Move to rename USNS Harvey Milk seen as part of broader attack on LGBTQ+ community By Andrew Dyer / Military and Veteran Affairs Reporter Published June 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM PDT Listen • 1:20 ...

USNS Harvey Milk departs the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard after a ceremonial address in San Diego, California, on November 6, 2021. (Credit: ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP via Getty Images) ...

The former USNS Harvey Milk is now called the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a video posted online Friday. “We are taking the politics out of ship naming,” ...