Yes, I have thought about that too....ammunition-ships were often part of a convoy (and a primary target too).
But I don't think it was a normal procedure, to resupply other ships while still at sea...it was very difficult, and risky.
For example, read
here, about an ammunition-ship called the
Shasta:
Quote:
On 19 November 1942, Shasta departed Alameda Calif., for Noumea, New Caledonia, on the first of her 10 wartime transpacific voyages. At the western end of each voyage, she moved from island to island replenishing the ammunition supplies of the Battle Fleet. With one exception, a deployment to Adak, Alaska, in support of the Attu and Kiska operations, Shasta's activities centered around the campaigns in the western Pacific. Her cargo supported the campaigns against the Gilberts, the Marianas, the Palaus, and the Philippines.
The highlights of Shasta's wartime career came in 1945. In February, she participated in the first successful underway ammunition replenishment.
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