REPLENISHMENT-AT-SEA SHIPS.—
Replenishment at sea is the term applied to the transfer
of fuel, munitions, supplies, and personnel from one
vessel to another while ships are under way. During
World War II, replenishment at sea (fig. 8-32) was
developed to a fine art of seamanship, which is taken as
a matter of course today.
Replenishment at sea is accomplished with both the
replenishment ship and the ship(s) being replenished
steaming side by side on parallel courses at a
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Figure 8-32.—Replenishment at sea enables the fleet to remain at sea and make successive strikes without returning to base for
fuel, ammunition, and supplies.
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