USS Suribachi (AE 21) Class: Photographs

USS Mauna Kea (AE 22)

Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 18 September 1957. She and Suribachi (AE 21) had traditional replenishment rigs with three tall kingpost pairs.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Haleakala (AE 25)

At the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard (their Hull 4564) on 30 September 1959. The 3"/50 gun battery on the stern was replaced in the 1960s with a helicopter deck for vertical replenishment. The two Calmar Line Liberty ships behind her are Flomar and Pennmar.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Mauna Kea (AE 22)

Photographed by USS Ranger (CVA 61) on 20 October 1960.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Nitro (AE 23)

Departing Narragansett Bay for sea in July 1962 as originally built. Note the curved hoods on top of the large replenishment kingposts which contained heavy counterweights.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Pyro (AE 24)

Photo received by the SERVPAC Public Information Office on 7 December 1965. She was completed with the same counterweight replenishment rig with curved hoods as Nitro and Haleakala

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Mauna Kea (AE 22)

An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion. The slots in the sides of the forward and after kingposts were for a sliding block replenishment rig, the taller middle kingpost pair was retained from the original rig.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (UA-164)

USS Haleakala (AE 25)

An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion with sliding block replenishment rigs forward and aft. The shorter middle kingpost pair, which still has its curved hoods, was retained from the original rig.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Pyro (AE 24)

An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion with sliding block replenishment rigs forward and aft. The shields to her 3"/50 gun mounts seen here were fitted in 1975 or 1976.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Mauna Kea (AE 22)

An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion with sliding block replenishment rigs forward and aft. The shields to her 3"/50 gun mounts seen here were fitted between 1977 and 1979.

Photo No. Unknown
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Suribachi (AE 21)

In the Atlantic Ocean on 30 November 1989 coming alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Her 3"/50 gun mounts, which never received shields, were removed after 1983.

Photo No. DN-SN-90-04057
Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)

USS Mauna Kea (AE 22) Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 18 September 1957. She and Suribachi (AE 21) had traditional replenishment rigs with three tall kingpost pairs. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Haleakala (AE 25) At the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard (their Hull 4564) on 30 September 1959. The 3"/50 gun battery on the stern was replaced in the 1960s with a helicopter deck for vertical replenishment. The two Calmar Line Liberty ships behind her are Flomar and Pennmar. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Mauna Kea (AE 22) Photographed by USS Ranger (CVA 61) on 20 October 1960. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Nitro (AE 23) Departing Narragansett Bay for sea in July 1962 as originally built. Note the curved hoods on top of the large replenishment kingposts which contained heavy counterweights. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Pyro (AE 24) Photo received by the SERVPAC Public Information Office on 7 December 1965. She was completed with the same counterweight replenishment rig with curved hoods as Nitro and Haleakala Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Mauna Kea (AE 22) An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion. The slots in the sides of the forward and after kingposts were for a sliding block replenishment rig, the taller middle kingpost pair was retained from the original rig. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (UA-164)
USS Haleakala (AE 25) An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion with sliding block replenishment rigs forward and aft. The shorter middle kingpost pair, which still has its curved hoods, was retained from the original rig. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Pyro (AE 24) An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion with sliding block replenishment rigs forward and aft. The shields to her 3"/50 gun mounts seen here were fitted in 1975 or 1976. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Mauna Kea (AE 22) An undated photo of the ship after her FAST conversion with sliding block replenishment rigs forward and aft. The shields to her 3"/50 gun mounts seen here were fitted between 1977 and 1979. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Suribachi (AE 21) In the Atlantic Ocean on 30 November 1989 coming alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Her 3"/50 gun mounts, which never received shields, were removed after 1983. Photo No. DN-SN-90-04057 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)