The T-AKE is a dry cargo/ammunition ship, the lead ship in the Lewis and Clark class. Designed to operate independently for extended periods at sea while providing underway replenishment services, the T-AKE will directly contribute to the ability of the Navy to maintain a forward presence. These ships will provide logistic lift from sources of supply either in port or at sea and will transfer cargo that includes ammunition, food, fuel, repair parts, and expendable supplies and material to station ships and other naval warfare forces at sea. The T-AKE will replace the aging T-AE ammunition ships and T-AFS combat stores ships that are nearing the end of their service lives. In February 2008, the Navy awarded a $100-million Long-Lead Time Materials (LLTM) contract for the 11th T-AKE ship. Four months later, the Navy provided $100 million in LLTM funding for the 12th T-AKE. In December 2008, the Navy awarded a $940 million contract to NASSCO to fully fund T-AKE 11 and 12, and provide LLTM funding for the 13th and 14th ships. In February 2010, NASSCO received an $825 million contract that provides full funding for T-AKE 13 and 14. The T-AKE program is expected to total 14 ships, with a total contract value of about $5.2 billion, giving NASSCO a firm backlog of shipbuilding through 2012. T-AKE Program Fact Sheet T-AKE 1 Photo Gallery USNS Lewis and Clark T-AKE 2 Photo Gallery USNS Sacagawea T-AKE 3 Photo Gallery USNS Alan Shepard T-AKE 4 Photo Gallery USNS Richard E. Byrd T-AKE 5 Photo Gallery USNS Robert E. Peary T-AKE 6 Photo Gallery USNS Amelia Earhart T-AKE 7 Photo Gallery USNS Carl Brashear T-AKE 8 Photo Gallery USNS Wally Schirra T-AKE 9 Photo Gallery USNS Matthew Perry T-AKE 10 Photo Gallery USNS Charles Drew T-AKE 11 Photo Gallery USNS Washington Chambers T-AKE 12 Photo Gallery USNS William McLean

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