Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) in 2008 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders | General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) |
| Operators | United States |
| Built | 2001–2012 |
| In service | 2006–present |
| Planned | 14 |
| Completed | 14 |
| Active | 14 |
| Retired | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Dry cargo/Ammunition ship |
| Displacement | 45,149 tons |
| Length | 689 ft 0 in (210 m) overall |
| Beam | 106 ft 0 in (32.3 m) |
| Draft | 29.9 ft (9.12 m) |
| Installed power | Integrated electric propulsion, two Fairbanks-Morse/MAN Diesel 8L48/60A and two 9L48/60A diesel engines; 6.6 kV HV system, generators, motors and drives by GE Power Conversion |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, 2 Tandem propulsion electric motors, 33,000 shp, with fixed pitch propeller; 1 bow thruster |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures |
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| Aviation facilities | Two VREP/support helicopters |
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.