USS MT KATMAI AE16

**USS Mount Katmai (AE-16)** was an ammunition ship commissioned by the United States Navy in July 1945. Named after Mount Katmai in Alaska, she was launched near the end of World War II and served as a vital logistics vessel, providing ammunition and explosive ordnance to fleet units at sea. The ship played a significant support role during the Korean War and the Vietnam War, ensuring combat ships remained supplied during extended operations. After decades of service, USS Mount Katmai was decommissioned in 1973 and later sold for scrap.