SOJOURNER TRUTH T-AO 210
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.
Naming Ceremony by SecNav Ray Mabus 19 September 2016 Construction began Unknown Keel Laid 21 June 2024 - Launched TBD Christened TBD - Delivery accepted TBD |
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- USNS Sojourner Truth T-AO-210 Covers Page 1 (Date)
Postmarks
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USPS Type 12c |
2024-06-21 |
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Keel Laying Ceremony, cachet by Richard D. Jones.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) (c. 1797 – 26 November 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.
Born into slavery in Swartekill, NY but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying to the hope that was in her." Truth died early in the morning on 26 November 1883, at her Battle Creek MI home.
The ship’s sponsor is Marian Wright Edelman.
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