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Lewis And Clark-class Dry Cargo Ship
The ''Lewis and Clark'' class of dry cargo ship is a class of 14 underway replenishment vessels operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. The ships in the class are named after famous American explorers and pioneers. Development ''Lewis and Clark''-class ships replaced the existing eighteen ''Mars''- and ''Sirius''-class combat store ships and the s. When operating in concert with a the ''Lewis and Clark''s have replaced the s. The first of the fourteen ships, , was placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) in June 2006. The ships were built to commercial rather than military standards. This was done to minimize costs and to demonstrate the ability to competitively build ships on the civilian market. Though the ships are built to commercial standards they are equipped with various features to increase survivability in a hostile environment, including degaussing, shock hardening in certain equipment, emergency power and communication systems, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Lewis And Clark T-AKE-1
United States Naval Ship (USNS) is the ship prefix, prefix designation given to non-ship commissioning, commissioned ships that are property of the United States Navy (USN). Definition United States Naval Ships are unarmed auxiliary ship, auxiliary support vessels owned by the U.S. Navy and operated in non-commissioned service by Military Sealift Command with a civilian crew. Some ships include a small military complement to carry out communication and special mission functions, or for force protection. In comparison, U.S. Navy ships commissioned into service have the designation "United States Ship, USS" and are armaments, armed, crewed by U.S. Navy personnel, and held in property by the United States Government. Additionally, the United States Naval Ships hull classification symbol begins with "T-" to denote its civilian crew. The USNS prefix can be assigned only while the ship is owned by the U.S. Navy. If, after being taken out of service, the ship is transferred to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Lewis And Clark (T-AKE-1)
USNS ''Lewis and Clark'' (T-AKE-1) is an American dry cargo ship, the lead ship of her namesake class. It was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The contract to build her was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 18 October 2001 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 2004. She was launched 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. Description The T-AKE is a replenishment naval vessel operated by Military Sealift Command with civilian mariner crews (53 personnel) augmented by a military department (5 personnel). In 2012, ''Lewis and Clark'' became one of 14 ships that comprise the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Maritime Prepositioning Program (MPP). Replenishment ships help allow the Marine Corps maintain a forward presenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14)
USNS ''Cesar Chavez'' (T-AKE-14), a ''Lewis and Clark''-class dry cargo ship, is the first ship operated by the United States Navy to be named for Cesar Chavez (1927–1993), labor leader and civil rights activist. Chávez joined the Navy at the age of seventeen in 1944 during World War II, and served for two years. ''Cesar Chavez''s keel was laid down on 9 May 2011 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh .... The ship was launched on 5 May 2012. Notes External links * * Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ships 2012 ships Cesar Chavez Vessels involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 {{US-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13)
USNS ''Medgar Evers'' (T-AKE-13) is a of the United States Navy. As part of the Navy's Combat Logistics Force, her mission is to deliver ammunition, provisions, dry stores, refrigerated food, spare parts, potable water, and diesel and jet fuel to U.S. Navy and allied ships while at sea. The ship is named for civil rights movement activist Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran who was assassinated in 1963. The Navy announced the naming on 9 October 2009. Construction and characteristics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) was awarded a detailed design and construction contract for the ''Lewis and Clark''-class in October 2001. They received a follow-on contract for the final two ships in the class, including ''Medger Evers'', in 2010. ''Medgar Evers'' was the thirteenth ship of the class built by NASSCO at their San Diego shipyard. Construction began in April 2010 and her keel was laid on 26 October 2010. Gina Buzby, wife of Rear Admiral Mark Buzby, Military Seali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12)
USNS ''William McLean'' (T-AKE 12) is a of the United States Navy, named in honor of William McLean, a United States Navy physicist, who conceived and developed the heat-seeking Sidewinder missile. The contract to build ''William McLean'' was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company on 12 December 2008. ''William McLean'' was launched on 16 April 2011, sponsored by Dr. McLean's niece, Margaret Taylor. The ship was delivered to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on 28 September 2011. Ship's badge USNS ''William McLean'' has a shield "Per fess nebuly enhanced, two piles reversed in chief point issuant from dexter and sinister base, Azure and Argent, all counterchanged, in base a compass rose Gules bearing a globe Celeste with grid lines of the second; a bordure of steel Proper." Her crest is "From a wreath Argent and Azure two steel anchors erect Proper, superimposed by a seahorse rampant of the second gorged with a collar Gules charged with the Roman n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11)
USNS ''Washington Chambers'' (T-AKE-11) is a of the United States Navy, named in honor of Captain Washington Irving Chambers, Washington Chambers (1856–1934), a pioneer in US naval aviation. Construction The contract to build ''Washington Chambers'' was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company on 12 December 2008. Her keel was keel laying, laid down on 25 August 2009. ''Washington Chambers'' was launched and christened on 11 September 2010 sponsored by Loretta Penn, wife of former Acting Secretary of the Navy, B. J. Penn (U.S. Navy), B.J. Penn. ''Washington Chambers'' was delivered to the US Navy's Military Sealift Command on 23 February 2011, following a series of tests and sea trials. Operational history The ship delivers ammunition, provisions, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products to US Navy and other navy ships at sea, allowing them to remain underway and combat ready for extended periods of time. References External links * * < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10)
USNS ''Charles Drew'' (T-AKE-10) is a ''Lewis and Clark''-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), who developed improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II, saving thousands of Allied lives. The contract to build ''Charles Drew'' was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 31 January 2008. Her keel was laid down on 17 March 2009. ''Charles Drew'' was christened and launched on 27 February 2010, sponsored by Mrs. Bebe Drew Price, the eldest daughter of Dr. Drew. The principal address at the ceremony was given by Vice Admiral Regina Benjamin, the Surgeon General of the United States The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9)
USNS ''Matthew Perry'' (T-AKE-9) is a of the United States Navy, named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858), who led the effort to open Japan to trade with the West. The contract to build ''Matthew Perry'' was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 30 January 2006. Her keel was laid down on 3 October 2008. She was launched and christened on 16 August 2009, sponsored by Hester Evans, a great-great-great-granddaughter of Commodore Perry. Service ''Matthew Perry'' was one of several participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on 11 March. The magnitude 9.0–9.1 (M) undersea megathrust earthquake had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region, and lasted approximately six minutes .... During the 21 days of operations, ''Matthew Perry'' completed 17 separate replenishmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8)
USNS ''Wally Schirra'' (T-AKE-8) is a ''Lewis and Clark''-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Captain Wally Schirra (1923–2007), one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, who flew three times in space, on Mercury 8, Gemini 6A, and Apollo 7. The contract to build ''Wally Schirra'' was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 11 January 2005. Her keel was laid down on 14 April 2008, and she was launched and christened 8 March 2009 in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. Serving as ship's sponsor, Josephine Schirra christened the ship in honor of her late husband. ''Wally Schirra'' is the eighth ship of the ''Lewis and Clark'' class, and as part of Military Sealift Command Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7)
USNS ''Carl Brashear'' (T-AKE-7) is a ''Lewis and Clark''-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Brashear (1931–2006), one of the first African-Americans to become a US Navy Master Diver, despite having lost a leg in the 1966 Palomares incident. The contract to build ''Carl Brashear'' was awarded to General Dynamics's subsidiary National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on January 11, 2005. Her keel was laid down on November 2, 2007. The completed ship was delivered to the Navy on March 4, 2009. During Operation Tomodachi was a United States Armed Forces (especially U.S. Forces Japan) assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The operation took place from 12 March to 4 May 2011; involved 24,000 U ..., ''Carl Brashear'' loaded more than 800 pallets of humanitarian cargo at Sasebo's Julie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Amelia Earhart
USNS ''Amelia Earhart'' (T-AKE-6), a ''Lewis and Clark''-class dry cargo ship is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for noted American aviation pioneer and women's rights advocate Amelia Earhart (1897–1937). The contract to build the ship was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 27 January 2004. Her keel was laid down at the end of May 2007 at General Dynamics' NASSCO shipyard. In early 2007, Alex Mandel along with members of the Amelia Earhart Society (AES) and Amelia Earhart Research Association (AERA) successfully petitioned the naming of the ship. On 26 July 2007 one of the ship's four 200-ton diesel-electric engines toppled from a truck delivering it to the shipyard in the 2700 block of Harbor Drive, San Diego. The engine damaged three vehicles, completely flattening one. A woman sleeping in the back of a van whose front-end was destroyed suffered minor injuries. The accident also created an sink-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USNS Robert E
United States Naval Ship (USNS) is the prefix designation given to non- commissioned ships that are property of the United States Navy (USN). Definition United States Naval Ships are unarmed auxiliary support vessels owned by the U.S. Navy and operated in non-commissioned service by Military Sealift Command with a civilian crew. Some ships include a small military complement to carry out communication and special mission functions, or for force protection. In comparison, U.S. Navy ships commissioned into service have the designation " USS" and are armed, crewed by U.S. Navy personnel, and held in property by the United States Government. Additionally, the United States Naval Ships hull classification symbol begins with "T-" to denote its civilian crew. The USNS prefix can be assigned only while the ship is owned by the U.S. Navy. If, after being taken out of service, the ship is transferred to the Maritime Administration the prefix reverts to a civilian ship prefix such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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