Ammunition ship
An ammunition ship is an
connected replenishment and vertical replenishment. To a lesser extent, they transport ammunition from one shore-based weapons station to another.[1]
U.S. Navy ammunition ships are frequently named for volcanos.[2]
During
Okinawa and sank.[4]
The last U.S. ammunition ships, the Kilauea class, have been replaced by the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ships, which also include carrying dry and refrigerated cargo.[5]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ammunition ships.
- ^ "AE Ammunition Ships". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (DANFS), Naval Vessel Register, Ammunition Ships. Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hayes, Andrew (25 April 2012). "Kamikaze Attack – USS John Burke – Complete destruction of ship and all on board!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14 – via YouTube.
- ^ US Navy, Armed Guard Service
- ^ "Lewis & Clark Class Auxiliary Cargo and Ammunition Ship (T-AKE)". Joint Interoperability Test Command web site. Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2008-08-18.