Mauna Kea (AE 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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rf' al an sf' Y SHIPS MISSIO ' UN DERWAY REPLENISHME T U REP he primary mission of USS MAUNA KEA is-the logistic support of ships of U.S. Pacific Fleet and allied navies. Combat Logistics Force QCLFJ ships provide support to our fleet primarily by means of underway replenishment or UNREP. This mission is important in naval planning as CLF ships provide all means of required support to our Task Groups and Forces at sea so they do not have to return to port to refuel and replenish supplies. As an ammunition ship MAUNA KEA is primarily responsible for providing ordinance to our fleet, but we can also deliver fuel to ships alongside. Commodity transfers at sea are accomplished in two ways: connected replenishment CCONREPJ with the customer ships alongside at a distance of about fifty yards and vertical replenishment QVERTREPJ which is performed by one or more cargo helicopters. The equipment used in CONREP operations aboard MAUNA KEA is the most modern in the fleet, the Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method CSTREAMD system. The most significant element in this system is a wire highline operation. A hydraulic ram tensioner provides a stable support upon which a trolley carrying the load to be transferred travels back and forth between the ships. MAUNA KEA is capable of providing four tensioned highlines simultaneously, two to port and two to starboard. VERTREP operations are conducted from MAUNA KEA's flight deck. A special elevator enables cargo to be moved from the ship's main deck up to the flight deck where it is readied for pick up and delivery, most often by H-46 series helicopters, to ships as near as those alongside or, weather permitting, to units several miles away.