The Sanctuary
![A montage of women and African Americans on the USS Sanctuary A montage of women and African Americans on the USS Sanctuary](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/communities/100th-anniversary-cno/admiral-elmo-r--zumwalt/the-sanctuary/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1468526252104.jpg)
In 1970, Admiral Zumwalt issued what he believed was his most important directive, “Equal Opportunity In the Navy.” It required every ship and squadron to appoint a minority member as a special assistant for minority affairs. He also insisted that the Navy fight housing discrimination in neighborhoods around naval facilities. Starting in 1972, women were allowed to serve on non-combatant ships in other than medical duties, USS Sanctuary (T-AH-17) being the first to have a mixed male-female crew.
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