File:USS Mount Katmai (AE-16) replenishes USS New Jersey (BB-62) off Southern California, 24 July 1968 (K-54519).jpg

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PHCS G.W. Walsh, U.S. Navy
Description
English: During operations in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California, a U.S. Navy Boeing-Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight (BuNo 153400) from the Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-3) "Merlins" moves supplies from the ammunition ship USS Mount Katmai (AE-16) to the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62), 24 July 1968. New Jersey received 40.6 cm shells and powder tanks from Mount Katmai by conventional highline transfer and by helicopter lift, the first time heavy battleship ammunition had been transferred by helicopter at sea.
Date 24 July 1968
date QS:P571,+1968-07-24T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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K-54519
Source U.S. Navy photo K-54519

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID K-54519.
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