10-14-2024, 10:58 PM
The US Navy has been reloading ships at sea since WWII. TRAM is an evolution of STREAM (Standard Tensioned REplenishment Alongside Method) which is an evolution of FAST (Fast Automatic Shuttle Transfer). Marvin Miller proposed this all the way back in 1986.
More info: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-his...shment-sea
More info: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-his...shment-sea