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The Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier

USNS Lewis and Clark, (T-AKE 1), is launched into San Diego

Harbor after a christening ceremony held at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) in San Diego, Calif. (U.S.

Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F. Sosa)

The Navy christened the lead ship of a new class of underway replenishment ships, USNS Lewis and

Clark, May 21, when it was launched at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego.

The name Lewis and Clark honors the two legendary explorers who jointly led the Corps of Discovery on a visionary expedition that was to become one of

American history's greatest adventure stories.

Descendants from the families of Capt. Meriwether

Lewis and Lt. William Clark, Jane Lewis Sale

Henley and Lisa Clark, served as sponsors of the ship.

Lewis and Clark is the lead ship in the Navy's new 11-ship T-AKE Class. T-AKE is a new combat logis- tics force (CLF) vessel intended to replace the current capability of the T-AE 26 Kilauea-class ammunition ships, T-AFS 1 Mars-Class combat stores ships and when operating with T-AO 187

Henry J. Kaiser-Class oiler ships, the AOE 1 Sacramento-class fast combat support ships. These ships will provide logistic lift from sources of supply either in port or at sea from specially equipped mer-

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Navy Christens New Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship

Ship sponsors, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley and Ms. Lisa

Clark, christen the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark, (T-AKE 1) (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F. Sosa) 2005

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