Caption:
SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece (July 24, 2007) -- Military Sealift Command
dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) arrives for a
port visit. Lewis and Clark is a new Combat Logistics Force underway
replenishment naval vessel to replace the current capability of the
Kilauea-class ammunition ship, Mars-class and Sirius-class combat
stores ships. Lewis and Clark was delivered to the Navy June 20, 2006,
and is operated by Military Sealift Command. She is designed to have a
crew of 123 civilian mariners augmented by a military department of 49
personnel. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley (RELEASED)
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