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 US Navy Master Diver , despite having lost a leg in the 1966 Palomares incident
Palomares incident
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7)