USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) Class: Photographs

USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1)

Preparing to moor at Naval Station Norfolk on 8 September 2006. Lewis and Clark, a dry cargo and ammunition ship, was the first of a new class of underway replenishment ships that replaced the Kilauea-class (T-AE 26) ammunition ships and Mars-class (T-AFS 1) and Sirius-class (T-AFS 8) combat stores ships.

Photo No. 060908-N-6827R-015.
Source: www.combatindex.com and Wikimedia Commons from www.navy.mil (gone)

USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)

Launching a drone during an SM-2 Standard Missile exercise conducted with USS Barry (DDG 52) as part of Exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 22 in the Philippine Sea on 28 August 2022. PV 22 was an exercise with a focus on interoperability and the advanced training and integration of allied maritime forces.

Photo No. 220828-N-CX281-0001
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Robert E Peary (T-AKE 5)

U.S. Navy SEAL team members board the ship by a pilot ladder during Exercise Trident 18-4 near Norfolk, Va., on 20 July 2018. Exercise Trident was a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, Naval Special Warfare Command-executed, joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise that provided realistic and relevant readiness training in an irregular warfare scenario.

Photo No. 180720-F-IZ285-0273
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery (U.S. Air Force photo)

USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6)

Departing San Diego, possibly during builder's or acceptance trials in late 2008.

Photo No. 200608-N-WU045-009
Source: www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery

USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7)

Approaching USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while operating in the Philippine Sea on 2 August 2022.

Photo No. 220802-N-N1109-002
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9)

Steaming alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea in the Arabian Sea, part of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, on 13 December 2020. In this view the edge of the carrier's flight deck is just below the waterline of the AKE.

Photo No. 201213-N-DQ752-1024
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10)

An H225 Super Puma helicopter takes off from the ship during a replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the South China Sea on 4 December 2022. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), was operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo No. 221204-N-VS068-1503
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11)

Operating alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a replenishment at sea on 4 June 2017 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Photo No. 170604-N-HP188-0184
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12)

Transiting alongside the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during an ammunition onload in the Atlantic Ocean on 16 April 2022. The AKE is seen through the hull opening for one of the carrier's elevators.

Photo No. 220416-N-AV609-1011
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13)

A view of the ship's forward deck on 16 July 2022 during an underway replenishment at sea with the MSC fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). The ram tensioners of her UNREP rigs are the vertical pistons with a white pulley block on top, the one on the right is fully extended.

Photo No. 220716-N-OH262-0161
Source: www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery

USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13)

A view of the ship's forward deck as she passed the commercial container ship Conti Cortesia on 22 July 2022 after departing Naval Station Norfolk. Medgar Evers was proceeding to sea to perform regional training and qualifications.

Photo No. 220722-N-OH262-0507
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14)

Conducting a vertical replenishment with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) in the Arabian Sea on 14 June 2019.

Photo No. 190614-N-DS741-0069
Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery

USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) Preparing to moor at Naval Station Norfolk on 8 September 2006. Lewis and Clark, a dry cargo and ammunition ship, was the first of a new class of underway replenishment ships that replaced the Kilauea-class (T-AE 26) ammunition ships and Mars-class (T-AFS 1) and Sirius-class (T-AFS 8) combat stores ships. Photo No. 060908-N-6827R-015. Source: www.combatindex.com and Wikimedia Commons from www.navy.mil (gone)
USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) Launching a drone during an SM-2 Standard Missile exercise conducted with USS Barry (DDG 52) as part of Exercise Pacific Vanguard (PV) 22 in the Philippine Sea on 28 August 2022. PV 22 was an exercise with a focus on interoperability and the advanced training and integration of allied maritime forces. Photo No. 220828-N-CX281-0001 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS Robert E Peary (T-AKE 5) U.S. Navy SEAL team members board the ship by a pilot ladder during Exercise Trident 18-4 near Norfolk, Va., on 20 July 2018. Exercise Trident was a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, Naval Special Warfare Command-executed, joint-maritime certification and validation mission readiness exercise that provided realistic and relevant readiness training in an irregular warfare scenario. Photo No. 180720-F-IZ285-0273 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery (U.S. Air Force photo)
USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) Departing San Diego, possibly during builder's or acceptance trials in late 2008. Photo No. 200608-N-WU045-009 Source: www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery
USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Approaching USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while operating in the Philippine Sea on 2 August 2022. Photo No. 220802-N-N1109-002 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) Steaming alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea in the Arabian Sea, part of the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, on 13 December 2020. In this view the edge of the carrier's flight deck is just below the waterline of the AKE. Photo No. 201213-N-DQ752-1024 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) An H225 Super Puma helicopter takes off from the ship during a replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the South China Sea on 4 December 2022. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), was operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Photo No. 221204-N-VS068-1503 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) Operating alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a replenishment at sea on 4 June 2017 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Photo No. 170604-N-HP188-0184 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) Transiting alongside the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during an ammunition onload in the Atlantic Ocean on 16 April 2022. The AKE is seen through the hull opening for one of the carrier's elevators. Photo No. 220416-N-AV609-1011 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) A view of the ship's forward deck on 16 July 2022 during an underway replenishment at sea with the MSC fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). The ram tensioners of her UNREP rigs are the vertical pistons with a white pulley block on top, the one on the right is fully extended. Photo No. 220716-N-OH262-0161 Source: www.msc.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/Photo-Gallery
USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) A view of the ship's forward deck as she passed the commercial container ship Conti Cortesia on 22 July 2022 after departing Naval Station Norfolk. Medgar Evers was proceeding to sea to perform regional training and qualifications. Photo No. 220722-N-OH262-0507 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery
USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) Conducting a vertical replenishment with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) in the Arabian Sea on 14 June 2019. Photo No. 190614-N-DS741-0069 Source: www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery