USS Zelima AF-49

USS Zelima (AF-49) was an Alstedes-class stores ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1954. Built in 1944 as the SS William J. Riddle, she was later acquired and converted by the Navy to provide underway replenishment of food, refrigerated stores, and dry provisions to fleet units. Throughout her service, Zelima played a vital logistical role in the western Pacific, supporting U.S. operations during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Cold War deployments. She earned several campaign and service accolades before being decommissioned in 1969 and ultimately scrapped in 1973.