USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)
- USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)
USNS "Alan Shepard" (T-AKE-3) is a "Lewis and Clark"-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is named for astronaut, Rear Admiral Alan Shepard.
The contract to build her was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 16 July 2002. Construction began on September 13, 2005. She was launched December 6, 2006, sponsored by Laura Churchley, daughter of RAdm. Shepard. [ cite web
url= http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/pms325/alanshepard.htm
title= Navy to Christen USNS "Alan Shepard"
date= December 06, 2006 |work= |publisher= Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), U.S. Dept. of Defense
accessdate= 2008-05-13 ] She is scheduled to be part of the Pacific Fleet.
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* cite web
url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7503.htm
title= USNS "Alan Shepard" (T-AKE-3)
last= Priolo | first= Gary P. | date= 22 February 2008
work= Service Ship Photo Archive | publisher= NavSource Online
accessdate= 2008-05-13
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