USS Telsforo Trinidad

Events, Maritime History 26-Jul-2022

U.S. Navy Ship to be Named for Filipino Sailor Telesforo Trinidad

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on 19-May-2022 that a future destroyer will be named the USS Telesforo Trinidad in honor of a Filipino sailor who rescued a crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago. Despite his face being burned by an explosion, he still went back inside the ship to save…

Maritime History, Profiles 3-Sep-2021

Ship & Shipmate Before Self: The Story of Telesforo Trinidad, MOH 1915

In commemoration of the 106th Anniversary of Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad receiving the Medal of Honor, the USS Telesforo Trinidad Campaign (USSTTC) announces the launching of its initiative to name the first U.S. Navy Warship after an American national of Filipino descent who served in the U.S. Navy.  Trinidad holds the distinction of being the first and only Asian…