USNS William McLean

	USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) in October 2013
History
Name	William McLean
Namesake	William McLean
Awarded	12 December 2008
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid down	23 March 2010
Launched	16 April 2011
Sponsored by	Margaret Taylor
In service	28 September 2011
Homeport	Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
Identification	IMO number: 9552006; MMSI number: 367852000; Callsign: NWMC;
Motto	Si Vis Pacem • Para Bellum
Status	In service U.S. Atlantic Fleet
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General characteristics
Class & type	Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship
Displacement	23,852 tons light,; 40,298 tons full,; 16,446 tons dead;
Length	210 m (689 ft) overall,; 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline;
Beam	32.3 m (106 ft) extreme,; 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline;
Draft	9.1 m (30 ft) maximum,; 9.4 m (31 ft) limit;
Propulsion	Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	14,000 nautical miles at 20 kt; (26,000 km at 37 km/h);
Capacity	Max dry cargo weight:; 5,910 long tons (6,000 t); Max dry cargo volume:; 783,000 cubic feet (22,200 m3); Max cargo fuel weight:; 2,350 long tons (2,390 t); Cargo fuel volume:; 18,000 barrels (2,900 m³); (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500);
Complement	0 military, 130 civilian
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Nulka decoy launchers (space allocated but not installed)
Armament	2–6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns; or 7.62 mm medium machine guns;
Aircraft carried	two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Puma

USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of William McLean, a United States Navy physicist, who conceived and developed the heat-seeking Sidewinder missile. The contract to build William McLean was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company on 12 December 2008. William McLean was launched on 16 April 2011, sponsored by Dr. McLean's niece, Margaret Taylor. The ship was delivered to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on 28 September 2011.

History
USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) in October 2013

Name	William McLean
Namesake	William McLean
Awarded	12 December 2008
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid down	23 March 2010
Launched	16 April 2011
Sponsored by	Margaret Taylor
In service	28 September 2011
Homeport	Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
Identification	IMO number: 9552006 MMSI number: 367852000 Callsign: NWMC
Motto	Si Vis Pacem • Para Bellum
Status	In service U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship
Displacement	23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead
Length	210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline
Beam	32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline
Draft	9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit
Propulsion	Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	14,000 nautical miles at 20 kt (26,000 km at 37 km/h)
Capacity	Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,000 t) Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cubic feet (22,200 m³) Max cargo fuel weight: 2,350 long tons (2,390 t) Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 barrels (2,900 m³) (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Complement	0 military, 130 civilian
Electronic warfare & decoys	Nulka decoy launchers (space allocated but not installed)
Armament	2–6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns
Aircraft carried	two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Puma