USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7)
- 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 (1931–2006), the first African-American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, despite having lost a leg in the Palomares hydrogen bombs incident.
The contract to build "Carl Brashear" was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 11 January 2005. Her keel was laid down on 2 November 2007.
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*cite web
url= http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AKE7.htm
title= USNS "Carl Brashear" (T-AKE 7)
date= 11 April 2008 | work= Naval Vessel Register | publisher= United States Navy
accessdate= 2008-05-13
*cite web
url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7507.htm
title= T-AKE-7 "Carl Brashear"
last= Priolo |first= Gary P. | date= 25 April 2008
work= Service Ship Photo Archive | publisher= NavSource Online
accessdate= 2008-05-13
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