Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships
Deliver supplies to customer ships at sea — ammunition, food, repair parts, stores and small quantities of fuel. Replace T-AE, T-AFS and T-AOE when operating with T-AO. Two dedicated ships* provide ammunition, food, repair parts, stores and small quantities of fuel for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Characteristics
Length: 689 ft
Beam: 106 ft
Displacement: 41,000 tons
Speed: 20 knots
Civilian: 129
Government-owned
Ships
USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) *
USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) *
USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)
USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4)
USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5)
USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6)
USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7)
USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8)
USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9)
USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10)
USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11)
USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12)
USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13)
USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14)