An ammunition ship is an auxiliary ship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for naval ships and aircraft. An ammunition ship's cargo handling...

combat support ship is designed to perform the functions of three old logistic ship types in one hull - fleet oiler (AO), ammunition ship (AE), and refrigerated...

and Clark-class ships replaced the existing eighteen Mars- and Sirius-class combat store ships and the Kilauea-class ammunition ships. When operating...

Hood (AE-11) was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships for the United States Navy in World War II. She was the first ship named after Mount Hood...

replenishment vessels include combat stores ships, depot ships, general stores issue ships, and ammunition ships.[citation needed] Tenders are specifically...

Ammunition is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs...

Kashino (樫野) was a unique ammunition ship operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 until she was sunk by a United States Navy submarine in 1942...

April 1951 explosion of an ammunition ship in the Port of Gibraltar Cali explosion, 1956 explosion of seven army ammunition trucks loaded with 1053 boxes...

Castor (AKS-1), Pollux (AKS-2), Pollux (AKS-4) (AK-54) Mercury (AKS-20) (AK-42) Ammunition ship – AE (15 + 2AKA) 7 Lassen-class (C2, C2-T, C2-N) USS Lassen (AE-3)...

Kilauea class ammunition ship was a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships. The ships were constructed...

patrol ships, minesweepers, etc. Auxiliary ships – ammunition ships, replenishment oilers, repair ships, storeships, troopships, etc. Hospital ships Some...

combining the capabilities of a fleet oiler (AO), ammunition ship (AE), and refrigerated stores ship (AF) had been conceived during the Second World War...

An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict. The design evolved...

auxiliary ships for transport and other non-combat purposes. They are classified by different names according to their roles: Ammunition ships are ships to transport...

The ship types in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) include aircraft carriers, submarines, (both nuclear and conventional), amphibious...

USS Firedrake (AE-14) was a Mount Hood-class ammunition ship in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1971. She was scrapped...

The Nitro-class ammunition ships are a class of three auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. Launched in 1958-1959, they were among the first specialized...

Yulan-class landing helicopter assault) is a planned class of amphibious assault ship for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Compared to the Type...

scored a direct hit on the ammunition ship Aikoku Maru. The bomb blast set off a tremendous explosion which immediately sank the ship and apparently engulfed...

This list shows ships of the mainline Iranian Navy, and does not include the vessels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. Iran portal List of...

escort for Chinese aircraft carriers. The United States classifies these ships as cruisers as the United States Navy (USN) defines a cruiser as a large...

USS Suribachi (AE-21) was a Suribachi-class ammunition ship of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down on 31 January 1955 at Sparrows Point, Maryland...

incomplete, on 28 May 1944; moved to Hampton Roads; converted to an ammunition ship by the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; and commissioned on 10...

losses included two destroyers, a fleet oiler, an ammunition ship, approximately a dozen merchant ships, and numerous smaller craft. Major shore-based facilities...

Kapitänleutnant Erich Topp. Reuben James had positioned herself between an ammunition ship in the convoy and the known position of a German "wolfpack," a group...

navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship. The rank is the most junior of three "captain" ranks in several European...

A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous...

Chinese military later confirming fighters from Shandong, loaded with live ammunition, had "carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets"...

most advanced aircraft carrier ever built outside the United States". The ship is estimated to be 316 m (1,036 ft 9 in) long, 76 m (249 ft 4 in) wide, and...

A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line...