When the name was announced, radical state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-Calif., explained, “When Harvey Milk served in the military, he couldn’t tell anyone who he truly was.

When the name was announced, radical state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-Calif., explained, “When Harvey Milk served in the military, he couldn’t tell anyone who he truly was.

When the name was announced, radical state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-Calif., explained, "When Harvey Milk served in the military, he couldn't tell anyone who he truly was.

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 13, 2024.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

Milk's nephew, Stuart Milk, said in a phone call Wednesday that he and the Harvey Milk Foundation have reached out to the Pentagon, which confirmed there is a proposed name change on the table.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.