T-AKE

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2006
Total Production : 14
Total Cost : USD $6.9 billion

Model Status Year Produced
Lewis and Clark Active 2006 14



Lewis and Clark

Group : Replenishment Ships
Status : Active
Also Known As : T-AKE
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Dynamics NASSCO
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2006
Total Production : 14
Unitary Cost : USD $490 million

The T-AKE-class combat logistics force ships have been designed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, to meet the requirements of the US Navy and NATO. These ships will deliver at port or at sea ammunition, provisions, stores, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products to carrier battle groups and other naval forces, serving as a shuttle ship or station ship. It will serve for extended periods at sea providing replenishment services to forward deployed forces.

The T-AKE class ships will operate for extended periods at sea while providing replenishment services for the US Navy fleet. They are a new combat logistics 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.

Each T-AKE vessel can accommodate up to 7,000 metric tons of dry cargo and ammunition, 23,500 barrels of diesel fuel, and 52,800 gal of potable water. Combining international proven technologies such as electric-drive propulsion system with commercial design features the US Navy expects to reduce dramatically ownership costs.

As of 2004, NASSCO was under contract to build six T-AKE dry cargo/ammunition ships with six additional ships as options. The lead ship, the USNS Lewis and Clark, construction began in September 2003 and was planned to be commissioned in early 2006.

On January 11, 2005, NASSCO was awarded a $586 million contract by the US Navy funding two additional T-AKE ships to be delivered in 2008. The T-AKE program covers eight ships with options on four more. The eight ships ordered, as of 2005, were valued at approximately $2.5 billion.

The US Navy approved the construction of the ninth T-AKE ship with a $317 million contract award to General Dynamics NASSCO January 30, 2006. Following this decision the T-AKE program value was brought to $2.8 billion for nine ships plus three more options.

The US Navy christened the USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) replenishment ship on Saturday, 24 June, 2006 at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
United States of AmericaActive 14
Specifications
Notes
Dimensions
Beam 32.2 meter
Draft 9.1 meter
Length 210 meter
Mass
Cargo 7,000 ton
Performance
Max Range 23,000 kilometer
Speed
Cruise Speed 10.3 mps
Time
Service Life 40 year
Volume
Displacement 41,000 metric ton
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
T-AKE 1 USNS Lewis and Clark Active 2006
T-AKE 2 USNS Sacagawea Active February 27, 2007
T-AKE 3 USNS Alan Shepard Active June 27, 2007
T-AKE 4 USNS Richard E. Byrd Active November 14, 2007
T-AKE 5 USNS Robert E. Peary Active June 5, 2008
T-AKE 6 USNS Amelia Earhart Active October 30, 2008
T-AKE 7 USNS Carl Brashear Active March 4, 2009
T-AKE 8 USNS Wally Schirra Active September 1, 2009
T-AKE 9 USNS Matthew C. Perry Active February 24, 2010
T-AKE 10 USNS Charles R. Drew Active July 14, 2010
T-AKE 11 USNS Washington Chambers Active February 2012
T-AKE 13 USNS Medgar Evers Active April 24, 2012
T-AKE 12 USNS William McLean Active January 2013
T-AKE 14 USNS Cesar Chavez Under Construction November 2014

News

Tuesday, 31 May, 2011
General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract to Build First Two Mobile Landing Platforms

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO announced today that it has received from the U.S. Navy a $744 million modification to its Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) contract to fully

Tuesday, 17 February, 2009
NASSCO Awarded Design Contract for Mobile Landing Platform Ship

SAN DIEGO - General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $3.

Friday, 12 December, 2008
US Navy Awards Contract for Construction of Four T-AKE Logistics Ships

General Dynamics, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $940,378,173 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-2300)

Friday, 1 February, 2008
General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract for Tenth T-AKE Ship Construction

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $460 million contract from the U.

Thursday, 23 August, 2007
General Dynamics NASSCO and Navy Agree to Terms for Five Additional T-AKE Ships

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has reached an agreement with the U.

Monday, 23 July, 2007
General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Long-Lead Materials Contract for 10th T-AKE Ship

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $100 million contract from the U.

Monday, 14 May, 2007
US Navy to Christen USNS Richard E. Byrd

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will christen the USNS Richard E. Byrd at 7:30 p.m. PDT on May 15. The launching ceremony for the newest ship in the Lewis and Clark class

Tuesday, 27 February, 2007
General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers Second T-AKE Ship

SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today delivered USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) to the U.

Tuesday, 11 January, 2005
US Navy Orders Two More T-AKE Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), a General Dynamics subsidiary, has been awarded a $586 million contract by the US Navy exercising an option on two further

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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