The Suribachi class ammunition ships are a class of two auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

. They were among the first specialized underway replenishment ships built after the Second World War. The Nitro class ammunition ships

Nitro class ammunition ship

The Nitro class ammunition ships are a class of three auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. Launched in 1958-9, they were among the first specialised underway replenishment ships built after the Second World War, to carry munitions and the new guided missiles...

 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.

Units

Ship Name	Hull No.	Builder	Commission– Decommission	Fate	Link
Suribachi USS Suribachi (AE-21) USS Suribachi was a of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down on 31 January 1955 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 2 November 1955; sponsored by Mrs. Lemuel C. Shepherd; and commissioned on 17 November 1956, Captain Brooks J. Harral in...	AE-21	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard	1956–1994	Sold for scrapping, 2009	http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE21.htm
Mauna Kea USS Mauna Kea (AE-22) USS Mauna Kea was a of the United States Navy that was laid down at the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland on 6 May 1955; launched on 3 May 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Charles R. Brown; and commissioned on 30 March 1957, Captain Kenneth Loveland in command. The ship was...	AE-22	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard	1957–1995	Sunk as target during RIMPAC RIMPAC RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, is the world's largest international maritime exercise. Conducted biennially , it is hosted and administered by the United States Navy, with the United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, and Hawaii National Guard forces under the leadership of... , 12 July 2006	http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE22.htm