USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy.

She is the fourth Navy ship named for Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856–1920).

The contract to build Robert E. Peary was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 27 January 2004.

However, the planned christening ceremony had to be delayed because of the local disruption caused by the October 2007 California wildfires.

[4][5] On 10 March 2017, Robert E. Peary berthed in HM Naval Base Portsmouth to test the newly built facilities for the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.