The USNS Harvey Milk was christened in November 2021. The ship was co-sponsored by the late U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, who served as president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors during ...

"The removal of Harvey Milk's name from a naval vessel - during Pride Month, no less - is absolutely shameful," state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said in a statement when the news of the ...

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Construction began in late 2019, and two years later, Navy veteran Paula Neira christened the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) during a ceremony in San Diego Bay attended by state and local leaders.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the assassinated gay rights leader and San Francisco politician ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday, the USNS Harvey Milk will be re-named the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, adding the Defense Department is "taking the politics out of ship naming.” File Photo by ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video Friday revealing the new name for a navy oil ship previously named after Harvey Milk. Hegseth announced at the start of Pride Month that the USNS ...

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 Brief Ahead of Pride weekend, San Francisco officials announced the construction of a memorial to gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Harvey Milk Plaza will be constructed at Castro and Market ...

When news first broke that Hegseth planned to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, among those to react was actor Sean Penn. He played Milk in the movie of the same name. The 64-year-old Oscar-winner told ...