1 March 2023 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: Yacht of the Month
Reading Time: 5 minutesUSNS Lewis and Clark at Souda Bay, Crete © U.S. Navy photo – Paul Farley
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.
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