USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7)
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Construction started | November 2, 2007 |
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Launched | September 18, 2008 |
Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
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ID | 2153949 |
About USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7)
USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Brashear, the first African-American to become a US Navy Master Diver, despite having lost a leg in the 1966 Palomares incident.