- USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2)
USNS "Sacagawea" (T-AKE-2), a "Lewis and Clark"-class dry cargo ship, was the third ship operated by the
United States Navy to be named forSacagawea , theShoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for theLewis and Clark Expedition , and one of the few United States Navy ships named for women.The contract to build her was awarded to
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) ofSan Diego, California , on18 October 2001 . Construction began in September 2004 for a scheduled delivery in early 2007.She was launched in June 2006. Two of Sacagawea's descendants, Lucy Diaz and Rachel Ariwite, were the ship's sponsors. She is home ported at
Naval Station Norfolk ,Virginia , and made her first deployment at the end of 2007.This vessel is the only USNS "Sacagawea". However, other U.S. Navy vessels have been named USS|Sacagawea.
References
Based on data from the
Naval Vessel Register and press releases.External links
* [http://www.msc.navy.mil/Sacagawea/default.htm Official website of USNS "Sacagawea"]
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AKE2.htm nvr.navy.mil: USNS "Sacagawea"]
* [http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=177&type=DryCargoAmmunitionShip msc.navy.mil: USNS "Sacagawea"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7502.htm navsource.org: USNS "Sacagawea"]
* [http://navysite.de/ake/ake2.htm navysite.de: USNS "Sacagawea"]
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