USS Mauna Kea (AE-22)

USS Mauna Kea (AE-22) was a Kilauea-class ammunition ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1960. Designed to transport and deliver ordnance to fleet units at sea, she played a vital logistic support role during the Vietnam War, conducting numerous underway replenishments to U.S. and allied vessels. Throughout her service, Mauna Kea participated in multiple operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, demonstrating the importance of at-sea resupply in modern naval warfare. Decommissioned in 1995, she was eventually struck from the Naval Vessel Register, marking the end of her 35 years of distinguished service.