1965 - The Attack Aircraft Carrier Uss Ranger (Cva 61) Simultaneously Receives Fuel And Supplies From Uss Sacramento While Guided Missile Destroyer Uss Strauss Moves Into Position To Receive Replenishment From Opposite Side Of Sacramento. Master Caption. Recent Air Strikes Against North Vietnam Military Bases Have Again Focused World Attention On The United States Seventh Fleet. Within The Powerful 125-Ship Seventh Fleet Is A Little Publicized Group Of 31 Now Combatant Ships Whose Mission Is To Provide The Supplies That Allow The Combatant Ships To Operate. Essentially Ships Of The Mobile Logi
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2595 x 3363 px | 22 x 28.5 cm | 8.7 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 January 1960Photographer:
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1965 - The Attack Aircraft Carrier Uss Ranger (Cva 61) Simultaneously Receives Fuel And Supplies From Uss Sacramento While Guided Missile Destroyer Uss Strauss Moves Into Position To Receive Replenishment From Opposite Side Of Sacramento. Master Caption. Recent Air Strikes Against North Vietnam Military Bases Have Again Focused World Attention On The United States Seventh Fleet. Within The Powerful 125-Ship Seventh Fleet Is A Little Publicized Group Of 31 Now Combatant Ships Whose Mission Is To Provide The Supplies That Allow The Combatant Ships To Operate. Essentially Ships Of The Mobile Logistic Support Force Link The Forward Elements Of The Fleet With The Production Capability Of The United States Over A Distance Of Some 6000 Miles. These Ships Have Been Replenishing The Ships Of Task Force 77 With Fuel, Food, Ordnance, And Spare Parts. These Photographs Taken This Month (March 1965) In The South China Sea. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)