USNS Lewis and Clark

USNS Lewis and Clark in the Atlantic Ocean, December 2006
History
United States
Name	USNS Lewis and Clark
Namesake	Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Ordered	18 October 2001
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid down	23 March 2004
Launched	21 May 2005
In service	20 June 2006
Identification	IMO number: 9271418 MMSI number: 369854000 Callsign: NLNC
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship
Displacement	41,000 tons (41,700 t)
Length	689 ft (210 m)
Beam	105.6 ft (32.2 m)
Draft	29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion	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
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	14,000 nautical miles at 20 knots (26,000 km at 37 km/h)
Capacity	Max dry cargo weight:   5,910 long tons (6,005 t) Max dry cargo volume:   783,000 cubic feet (22,000 m3) Max cargo fuel weight:   2,350 long tons (2,390 t) Cargo fuel volume:   18,000 barrels (2,900 m3)   (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Complement	13 military, 123 civilian
Aircraft carried	two helicopters

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.