USS Diamond Head (AE-19) was a Mount Hood-class ammunition ship in service with the United States Navy in 1945-1946 and from 1951 to 1973.

Assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the ammunition ship took her place as part of the vital logistics support force that has given the United States Navy outstanding sea-keeping ability and unprecedented mobility.

Diamond Head served in various operations along the east coast and in the Caribbean, and through 1960 had made five cruises with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.

[1] On 27 April 1961, Diamond Head collided with the USS Independence, causing a fire in the ship's forecastle, flooding the forward magazine, and tearing a hole in the hull above the waterline.

The ship also visited Manila; Hong Kong; Sasebo, Japan; Pearl Harbor; San Diego; and Panama City for much appreciated Rest & Recreation.