The Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo ship is a class of 14 underway replenishment vessels operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command. The ships in the class are named after famous
USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) in 2008
Amelia Earhart conducting underway replenishment with USS Hopper (DDG-70), November 2009
The Kilauea class ammunition ship was a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–1972 and were initially c
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
…famous American explorers and pioneers. Lewis and Clark-class ships replaced the existing eighteen Mars- and Sirius-class combat store ships and the Kilauea-class ammunition ships. When operating in concert with a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler the Lewis and Clarks have replaced the Sacramento-class fast combat support…
Three of the eight Kilauea-class ships steaming together: Shasta (left), Kiska (right), Flint (rear) (2005)