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Ship Sponsor, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley, descendant of Meriwether Lewis, launches the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark.

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Ship Sponsor, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley, descendant of Meriwether Lewis, launches the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark.

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San Diego, Calif., (May. 21, 2005) Ship Sponsor, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley, descendant of Meriwether Lewis, launches the Military Sealift Command (MSC) auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Lewis and Clark, (T-AKE 1), after a christening ceremony held at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO) in San Diego, Calif. 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 Capt. William Clark, Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley and Ms. Lisa Clark, were on hand to help celebrate the launching of their ancestor's namesake. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F. Sosa File# 050521-N-1577S-125

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21/05/2005 - 21/05/2005
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San Diego, Calif.,
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U.S. NAVY
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