USS Sacagawea
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USS Sacagawea has been the name of several ships of the United States Navy. These ships operated by the Navy have been named for Sacagawea
Sacagawea
Sacagawea ; was a Lemhi Shoshone woman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States...

, the Shoshone
Shoshone
The Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe in the United States with three large divisions: the Northern, the Western and the Eastern....

 woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...

. They are among the few U.S. Navy ships named for women.
  • The first USS Sacagawea (YT-241), was a tugboat, launched in 1942; acceptance by the Navy was cancelled in 1942, and Sacagawea was retained by the Maritime Commission.
  • The second, USS Sacagawea (YT-326)
    USS Sacagawea (YT-326)
    USS Sacagawea was built in 1925, and acquired by the United States Navy from Brazil in 1942 as Almirante No-ronka. She is one of the few US Naval vessels named for a woman...

    , was a tugboat, acquired by the Navy and renamed in 1942, and struck in 1945.
  • On November 28, 1942, Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon, laid hull number 612. The ship was named Sacajawea. It was launched on December 28, 1942 and delivered to the U.S. Navy on December 29, 1942.
  • USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2)
    USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2)
    USNS Sacagawea , a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, was the third ship operated by the United States Navy to be named for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and one of the few United States Navy ships named for women.The...

    is a Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship, launched in 2006.
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