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But there was a beauty in the idea of having the names of civil rights heroes adorn ships in the so-called John Lewis class, oilers named after the late congressman.

The memo calls for Navy Secretary John Phelan to select a new name for the fleet oiler.

Washington’s shop classes and technical programs can be a pipeline to recruit promising oilers and engineers.

In April 1908, a defective steam pipe burst at the plant, hurling two Georges — George Tucker, chief engineer, and George Love, oiler — 25 feet to the concrete floor below.

As of last month, the ferry system was still short 35 captains and mates, 44 deck staff, 15 engineers and eight oilers, according to the restoration plan.