This shows the USS Sacramento AOE-1 shows at sea replenishment. The USS Sacramento AOE-1 is the first of this type of ship, a Fast Combat Support Ship. It replaces 3 ships in its ability to deliver goods to other Naval vessels by carrying Ammunition, Fuel, Fresh & Frozen products. While being able to carry all these items, it can maintain speeds to allow aircraft carrier to launch and recover aircraft while conducting replenishment at sea operations. The USS Sacramento AOE-1 carried Chinook helicopters to assist in Vertical Replenishment moving supplies from ship to ship. At times replenishment details went continually for over 24 hours servicing a carrier task group. In the 8 month deployment of the USS Sacramento AOE-1 in 1965, she received 813 ships along side for replenishment. Reels 1,2, 3 & 4 were taken by me, when I was stationed aboard the USS Sacramento AOE-1 in 1965 off the coast of Viet Nam. Article on the USS Sacramento AOE-1 Big, Fast, Versatile USS SACRAMENTO --- This world%u2019s largest, fastest and most modern replenishment and logistic support ship has returned to her homeport of Seattle after a seven month deployment to the Western Pacific as part of the 7th Fleet. It was her second Far East cruise. Her record smashing deployment should have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the worth of the fast combat support ship in today%u2019s modern Navy. She ended her cruise with a record delivery of more than 74 million gallons of fuel, 14000 tons of ammunition ...
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