Keywords: US Navy 050521-N-1577S-125 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.jpg en 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 RELEASED 2005-05-21 050521-N-1577S-125 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 24588 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy F Sosa PD-USGov-Military-Navy Ship christenings in the United States Navy NASSCO ship launch ceremonies |