Suribachi-class ammunition ship

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USS Suribachi
Class overview
Name	Suribachi class
Builders	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard
Operators	United States Navy
Built	1955–1957
In commission	1956–1995
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Ammunition ship
Displacement	9,758 long tons (9,915 t) light 15,688 long tons (15,940 t) full
Length	512 ft (156 m)
Beam	72 ft (22 m)
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × boilers Steam turbines Single shaft 16,000 shp (11,931 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	344
Armament	4 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing pad

The Suribachi-class ammunition ships are a class of two auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. They were among the first specialized underway replenishment ships built after the Second World War. The Nitro-class ammunition ships are sometimes considered part of this class.

Mauna Kea was used for target practice in 2006, and Suribachi was scrapped in the summer of 2009.

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