500:
427:
33:
55:
374:
710:
461:
Replenishment ships help allow the Marine Corps maintain a forward presence. Her primary mission is the delivery of supplies to enable the arrival and assembly of a Marine
Expeditionary Brigade (MEB). The T-AKE transfers cargo – ammunition, food, fuel, repair parts, ship store items and expendable
465:
The Navy awarded
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego, Calif., a $ 406.9 million competitive contract 18 October 2001, to build the first ship of the class, USNS
777:
746:
235:
Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster
360:
on 21 May 2005, co-sponsored by Jane Lewis Sale Henley and Lisa Clark, descendants of the ship's namesakes. She was delivered to the Navy on 20 June 2006.
770:
932:
927:
906:
763:
499:
628:
512:
567:
349:
684:
391:
786:
439:
330:
182:
469:. The Navy also exercised a $ 301.6 million option in the contract for the construction of the second ship of the class,
740:
413:
599:
542:
541:
then also arrived on the scene 10 hours later and launched a helicopter to provide additional assistance until the
147:
102:
446:
with civilian mariner crews (53 personnel) augmented by a military department (5 personnel). In 2012,
530:
which was under attack by
Somalian pirates. Upon sighting the US naval vessel, the pirates opened fire and the
484:
395:
534:
returned fire in a brief engagement that drove the pirates off without causing any casualties. The destroyer
480:
451:
338:
357:
870:
535:
443:
345:
84:
455:
384:
151:
726:
636:
142:
937:
717:
828:
821:
8:
942:
877:
835:
20:
755:
658:
856:
849:
842:
334:
156:
577:
356:, California, on 18 October 2001 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 2004. She was
891:
884:
863:
814:
341:
80:
750:
426:
807:
470:
326:
32:
921:
722:
511:
In
February 2009, the ship was deployed off the coast of Somalia as part of
516:
398: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
138:
604:
353:
373:
572:
526:
responded to a distress call by the
Chinese-flagged cargo ship M/V
196:
685:"Combined Maritime Forces Responds To Suspected Pirate Attack"
200:
317:
785:
659:"USNS Lewis and Clark Prevents Suspected Piracy Attack"
568:"US Navy Captures More Pirates, May Take Them to Kenya"
629:"Somali pirates take Dutch boat, chase US supply ship"
721:, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the
715:
This article includes information collected from the
919:
689:Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
651:
907:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
771:
515:. The vessel was fitted out to be used as a
462:supplies to Marine and joint forces ashore.
442:is a replenishment naval vessel operated by
513:Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa
348:. The contract to build her was awarded to
253:14,000 nautical miles at 20 knots
778:
764:
600:"Navy ship outruns pirates, officials say"
283: 2,350 long tons (2,390 t)
271: 5,910 long tons (6,005 t)
626:
450:became one of 14 ships that comprise the
434:at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, 24 July 2007
414:Learn how and when to remove this message
277: 783,000 cubic feet (22,000 m)
498:
425:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
933:Bulk carriers of the United States Navy
479:The U.S. Navy had previously fielded a
350:National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
920:
565:
507:(T-AKE 1) underway in the Arabian Sea.
928:Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ships
759:
51:
396:adding citations to reliable sources
367:
289: 18,000 barrels (2,900 m)
41:in the Atlantic Ocean, December 2006
16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy
13:
14:
954:
734:
708:
665:. United States Navy. 7 May 2009
627:Cawthorne, Andrew (7 May 2009).
372:
333:. It was the second ship of the
292: (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
256:(26,000 km at 37 km/h)
53:
31:
566:Pessin, Al (12 February 2009).
456:Maritime Prepositioning Program
383:needs additional citations for
103:National Steel and Shipbuilding
677:
620:
592:
559:
363:
1:
725:. The entry can be found
552:
494:
7:
481:ballistic missile submarine
219:105.6 ft (32.2 m)
10:
959:
452:United States Marine Corps
18:
902:
796:
522:On 20 November 2010, the
302:13 military, 123 civilian
227:29.9 ft (9.1 m)
173:
46:
30:
444:Military Sealift Command
211:689 ft (210 m)
243:20 knots (37 km/h)
174:General characteristics
790:-class dry cargo ships
749:15 August 2007 at the
519:for captured pirates.
508:
435:
280:Max cargo fuel weight:
718:Naval Vessel Register
502:
429:
274:Max dry cargo volume:
268:Max dry cargo weight:
538:Winston S. Churchill
392:improve this article
872:Washington Chambers
741:msc.navy.mil: USNS
580:on 15 February 2009
329:, the lead ship of
21:USS Lewis and Clark
691:. 20 November 2010
509:
436:
335:United States Navy
331:her namesake class
286:Cargo fuel volume:
915:
914:
424:
423:
416:
314:
313:
186:-class cargo ship
169:in active service
950:
780:
773:
766:
757:
756:
712:
711:
701:
700:
698:
696:
681:
675:
674:
672:
670:
655:
649:
648:
646:
644:
635:. Archived from
624:
618:
617:
615:
613:
596:
590:
589:
587:
585:
576:. Archived from
563:
489: (SSBN-644)
419:
412:
408:
405:
399:
376:
368:
342:Meriwether Lewis
337:to be named for
307:Aircraft carried
81:Meriwether Lewis
61:
58:
57:
56:
35:
28:
27:
958:
957:
953:
952:
951:
949:
948:
947:
918:
917:
916:
911:
898:
830:Robert E. Peary
823:Richard E. Byrd
802:Lewis and Clark
792:
788:Lewis and Clark
784:
751:Wayback Machine
743:Lewis and Clark
737:
709:
705:
704:
694:
692:
683:
682:
678:
668:
666:
657:
656:
652:
642:
640:
625:
621:
611:
609:
598:
597:
593:
583:
581:
564:
560:
555:
532:Lewis and Clark
524:Lewis and Clark
505:Lewis and Clark
497:
487:Lewis and Clark
467:Lewis and Clark
448:Lewis and Clark
432:Lewis and Clark
420:
409:
403:
400:
389:
377:
366:
325:is an American
321:Lewis and Clark
310:two helicopters
184:Lewis and Clark
94:18 October 2001
71:Lewis and Clark
59:
54:
52:
42:
39:Lewis and Clark
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
956:
946:
945:
940:
935:
930:
913:
912:
910:
909:
903:
900:
899:
897:
896:
889:
882:
879:William McLean
875:
868:
861:
854:
847:
840:
837:Amelia Earhart
833:
826:
819:
812:
805:
797:
794:
793:
783:
782:
775:
768:
760:
754:
753:
736:
735:External links
733:
732:
731:
703:
702:
676:
650:
619:
591:
557:
556:
554:
551:
496:
493:
422:
421:
380:
378:
371:
365:
362:
327:dry cargo ship
312:
311:
308:
304:
303:
300:
296:
295:
294:
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
264:
260:
259:
258:
257:
254:
249:
245:
244:
241:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
193:
189:
188:
180:
179:Class and type
176:
175:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
161:
160:
154:
145:
134:
133:Identification
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
78:
74:
73:
67:
63:
62:
49:
48:
44:
43:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
955:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
908:
905:
904:
901:
895:
894:
890:
888:
887:
883:
881:
880:
876:
874:
873:
869:
867:
866:
862:
860:
859:
858:Matthew Perry
855:
853:
852:
851:Wally Schirra
848:
846:
845:
844:Carl Brashear
841:
839:
838:
834:
832:
831:
827:
825:
824:
820:
818:
817:
813:
811:
810:
806:
804:
803:
799:
798:
795:
791:
789:
781:
776:
774:
769:
767:
762:
761:
758:
752:
748:
745:
744:
739:
738:
730:
728:
724:
723:public domain
719:
716:
707:
706:
690:
686:
680:
664:
660:
654:
639:on 9 May 2009
638:
634:
633:NewsDaily.com
630:
623:
607:
606:
601:
595:
579:
575:
574:
569:
562:
558:
550:
548:
544:
540:
539:
533:
529:
525:
520:
518:
514:
506:
501:
492:
490:
488:
482:
477:
475:
474:
468:
463:
459:
457:
453:
449:
445:
441:
433:
428:
418:
415:
407:
397:
393:
387:
386:
381:This section
379:
375:
370:
369:
361:
359:
355:
351:
347:
346:William Clark
343:
340:
339:the explorers
336:
332:
328:
324:
322:
319:
309:
306:
305:
301:
298:
297:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
266:
265:
262:
261:
255:
252:
251:
250:
247:
246:
242:
239:
238:
234:
231:
230:
226:
223:
222:
218:
215:
214:
210:
207:
206:
202:
199:(41,700
198:
194:
191:
190:
187:
185:
181:
178:
177:
172:
168:
165:
164:
158:
155:
153:
149:
146:
144:
140:
137:
136:
135:
132:
131:
127:
124:
123:
119:
116:
115:
112:23 March 2004
111:
108:
107:
104:
101:
98:
97:
93:
90:
89:
86:
85:William Clark
82:
79:
76:
75:
72:
68:
65:
64:
60:United States
50:
45:
40:
34:
29:
26:
22:
938:Prison ships
893:Cesar Chavez
892:
886:Medgar Evers
885:
878:
871:
865:Charles Drew
864:
857:
850:
843:
836:
829:
822:
816:Alan Shepard
815:
808:
801:
800:
787:
742:
720:
714:
693:. Retrieved
688:
679:
667:. Retrieved
662:
653:
641:. Retrieved
637:the original
632:
622:
610:. Retrieved
608:. 7 May 2009
603:
594:
582:. Retrieved
578:the original
571:
561:
546:
537:
531:
527:
523:
521:
510:
504:
486:
478:
472:
466:
464:
460:
447:
437:
431:
410:
401:
390:Please help
385:verification
382:
352:(NASSCO) of
320:
316:
315:
195:41,000
192:Displacement
183:
128:20 June 2006
70:
38:
25:
695:12 February
669:20 February
643:12 February
612:12 February
584:13 February
517:prison ship
364:Description
148:MMSI number
120:21 May 2005
943:2005 ships
922:Categories
553:References
528:Tai An Kou
495:Antipiracy
471:USNS
404:March 2016
299:Complement
232:Propulsion
139:IMO number
125:In service
809:Sacagawea
663:Navy News
605:CNN World
549:arrived.
536:USS
485:USS
473:Sacagawea
354:San Diego
323:(T-AKE-1)
152:369854000
109:Laid down
747:Archived
573:VOA News
545:frigate
358:launched
263:Capacity
157:Callsign
117:Launched
77:Namesake
458:(MPP).
454:(USMC)
143:9271418
141::
99:Builder
91:Ordered
47:History
713:
547:Xuzhou
483:named
208:Length
166:Status
159:: NLNC
503:USNS
440:T-AKE
430:USNS
248:Range
240:Speed
224:Draft
69:USNS
37:USNS
727:here
697:2019
671:2010
645:2019
614:2019
586:2009
543:PLAN
438:The
344:and
318:USNS
216:Beam
197:tons
83:and
66:Name
394:by
924::
687:.
661:.
631:.
602:.
570:.
491:.
476:.
150::
779:e
772:t
765:v
729:.
699:.
673:.
647:.
616:.
588:.
417:)
411:(
406:)
402:(
388:.
203:)
201:t
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
