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Friday, June 06, 2008

General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Robert E. Peary

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, today delivered USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) to the U.S. Navy.

Named in honor of the Navy rear admiral who led the first expedition to the North Pole, the Robert E. Peary is the fifth ship delivered in the Navy's T-AKE dry cargo-ammunition ship program in two years.

"Starting with the delivery of USNS Lewis and Clark in June 2006, NASSCO has delivered five ships into service with the Navy's Military Sealift Command," said Frederick J. Harris, president of General Dynamics NASSCO.

"Like her sister ships, T-AKE 5 is a high-quality, extremely-capable auxiliary ship that is complete and ready to help fulfill the Navy's global combat logistics requirements."

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