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Harvey Milk: US Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader

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The USNS Harvey Milk was launched in San Diego on Saturday
The US Navy has launched a ship named after a gay rights activist forced to resign from the service because of his sexuality in the 1950s.
The USNS Harvey Milk was launched in San Diego on Saturday in a service attended by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro and Milk's nephew, Stuart.
It is one of six new ships to be named after famed US civil rights leaders.
Others include former Chief Justice Earl Warren and slain presidential candidate Robert Kennedy