BILLY FRANK JR T-ATS 11

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Navajo Class Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship
    Naming Ceremony by SecNav Carlos Del Toro 14 July 2023
    Keel Authenticated 14 Nov 2023 - Launching TBD

  1. USNS BILLY FRANK JR T-ATS-11
    Placed into Service TBD

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  1. USNS Billy Frank Jr T-ATS-11 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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USPS
Type 12 Cancel

Mobile AL

2023-11-14

Keel Laid, cachet by Richard D. Jones

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - William "Billy" Frank Jr. (9 March 1931 – 5 May 2014)
William “Billy” Frank Jr. was born in 1931 as a member of the Nisqually tribe in Washington and was an iconic Native American environmental leader and treaty rights activist. After serving in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War, Frank chaired the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission for over 30 years, receiving the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award. President Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.

The ships sponsor is Pegan Frank, spouse to Nisqually Tribal Council Chairman William Frank III, son of the late Billy Frank Jr.

 


 

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