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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Navy ship to be named for Cesar Chavez

USNS Cesar ChavezWith a sharp crack of the champagne bottle bursting against the hull of the massive ship and these noble words “I christen thee USNS Cesar Chavez. May God bless this ship and all who sail her,” Helen F. Chavez, widow of the ship’s namesake, will launch the USNS (United States Naval Ship) Cesar Chavez on May 5.

Built by General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, the 689-foot-long ship will make its ceremonial maiden voyage.

The USNS Cesar Chavez is the latest of the Lewis and Clark-class of cargo and ammunition ships that are continuously deployed to strategic locations worldwide carrying U.S. Marine Corps cargo and delivering more than 10,000 tons of food, fuel, ammunition and other dry cargo to U.S. and allied ships at sea.

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