Program · United States · U.S. Navy
Lewis and Clark-class Dry Cargo Ship
Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship · Fielded · U.S. Navy
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| Development program totalHistorical development total. | $25.9MThen-year $ | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR |
| Unit costs · 1 | ||
| Average procurement / shipFourteen-ship program average; not a current replacement cost. | $488.021MThen-year $ | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| Completed ships deliveredAll program ships delivered; does not establish current activation status or mission availability. | 14U.S. only | T-AKE program: completed fleet and production contracts General Dynamics NASSCO · figure Completed program; NASSCO overview |
| Acquisition program quantityTotal planned acquisition denominator. | 14U.S. only | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Estimated annual O&S / shipModeled annual cost for a 40-year, fourteen-ship fleet; historical estimate. | $27.7M / yrConstant FY2000 $ | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure 2011 SAR estimate |
Program totals · 1
- Development program totalHistorical development total.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR$25.9MThen-year $
Unit costs · 1
- Average procurement / shipFourteen-ship program average; not a current replacement cost.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR$488.021MThen-year $
Quantities · 2
- Completed ships deliveredAll program ships delivered; does not establish current activation status or mission availability.T-AKE program: completed fleet and production contracts General Dynamics NASSCO · figure Completed program; NASSCO overview14U.S. only
- Acquisition program quantityTotal planned acquisition denominator.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR14U.S. only
Operating costs · 1
- Estimated annual O&S / shipModeled annual cost for a 40-year, fourteen-ship fleet; historical estimate.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure 2011 SAR estimate$27.7M / yrConstant FY2000 $
Earlier observations · 3
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Average procurement / shipHistorical baseline. | $405.358MThen-year $ | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure 2001 baseline |
| Average procurement / shipRevised acquisition baseline. | $490.571MThen-year $ | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure 2009 baseline |
| Average procurement / shipFourteen-ship program average; not a current replacement cost. | $488.021MThen-year $ | T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR |
- Average procurement / shipHistorical baseline.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure 2001 baseline$405.358MThen-year $
- Average procurement / shipRevised acquisition baseline.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure 2009 baseline$490.571MThen-year $
- Average procurement / shipFourteen-ship program average; not a current replacement cost.T-AKE September 2011 SAR Department of Defense · figure Sep 2011 SAR$488.021MThen-year $
The fleet’s long-term support bill
The SAR reports procurement and development separately and models four decades of support. Its annual estimate is expressed in FY2000 purchasing power; comparing it directly with a nominal 2026 shipyard award would be misleading.
Contracts & purchasing · 1
Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.
| Buyer → seller | Status | Value | Qty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Navy → General Dynamics NASSCOFully funds T-AKE 13 and 14; earlier long-lead material funding was awarded separately. Not the complete all-in cost of two ships. | Final production funding | $825M | 2 | T-AKE program: completed fleet and production contracts General Dynamics NASSCO · figure Feb 2010 |
Open research: Figures retain the date and scope of the original source. A historical count, cumulative delivery or procurement plan is not today’s mission-capable inventory.
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.
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