USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2)
| USNS Sacagawea passing USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) in the entrance to San Diego Bay Sacagawea (right) passing USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USNS Sacagawea |
| Namesake: | Sacagawea |
| Ordered: | 18 October 2001 |
| Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 15 September 2004 |
| Launched: | 24 June 2006 |
| In service: | 27 February 2007 |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Motto: | Leading the Way |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship |
| Displacement: |
23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead |
| Length: |
210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline |
| Beam: |
32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline |
| Draft: |
9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit |
| Propulsion: | Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: |
14,000 nautical miles at 20 kt (26,000 km at 37 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
• Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,005 t) • Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cubic feet (22,000 m³) • Max cargo fuel weight: 2,350 long tons (2,390 t) • Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 barrels (2,900 m³) (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500) |
| Complement: | 49 military, 123 civilian |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | Nulka decoy launchers |
| Armament: |
2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma |
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 for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis 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) of San Diego, California, on 18 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
- Official website of USNS Sacagawea
- nvr.navy.mil: USNS Sacagawea
- msc.navy.mil: USNS Sacagawea
- navsource.org: USNS Sacagawea
- navysite.de: USNS Sacagawea
