050521-N-1577S-049 San Diego, Calif., (May 21, 2005) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark salutes the national ensign during the christening ceremony for the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark, (T-AKE 1). Lewis and Clark is the first of the newest class of underway replenishment ships built for naval service and is named in honor of the legendary explorers. Direct descendents of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley and Ms. Lisa Clark, were on hand to help celebrate the launching of their ancestor's namesak
050521-N-1577S-049 San Diego, Calif., (May 21, 2005) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark salutes the national ensign during the christening ceremony for the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark, (T-AKE 1). Lewis and Clark is the first of the newest class of underway replenishment ships built for naval service and is named in honor of the legendary explorers. Direct descendents of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley and Ms. Lisa Clark, were on hand to help celebrate the launching of their ancestor's namesake. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F. Sosa (RELEASED) US Navy 050521-N-1577S-049 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark salutes the national ensign during the christening ceremony for the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark
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