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	Hospital ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces or navies of various countries around the world.
		An early example of a hospital ship was Red Rover in the 1860s, which aided the wounded soldiers of both sides during the American Civil War.
		USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are hospital ships operated by the United States Navy and the largest ambulances extant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hospital_ship (176 words)

	Sinking of the hospital ship Centaur Australian War Memorial]
		The Centaur, 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship, was a motor passenger ship converted in early 1943 for use as a hospital ship.
		The ship had been appropriately lit and marked to indicate that it was a hospital ship and its sinking was regarded as an atrocity.
		Lt Commander Nakagawa was convicted as a war criminal for firing on survivors of the British Chivalry which his ship had sunk in the Indian Ocean.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/centaur/index.htm (405 words)

	JUTLANDIA
		Ship, to be at the disposal of the allied forces in
		The ship was then probably the most modern hospital in Denmark and had wards with a total of 356 hospital beds (during normal service), 4 (+1) operating rooms, X-ray-, eye-, and dental clinics, laboratories, pharmacy and other specialized departments.
		As the first allied hospital unit serving in Korea, the hospital staff of Jutlandia demanded permission from the Allied Staff—contrary to the then normal procedure—to be allowed to handle Korean patients, civil as well as military, whenever it was possible.
	www.koreanwar-educator.org /topics/docs/hosp_ship/jutlandia.htm (1089 words)

	USS Relief (AH-1) Wartime Chronicle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They decided that Washington had lost track of the ship for the past nine months, and when the flag reported aboard, Washington was suddenly reminded that the Navy had a hospital ship in the States, and immediately dispatched her to the fighting fronts.
		An epidemic of Bacillary dysentery was raging in the atoll.
		Her hospital ship markings were not to be altered, but her medical staff was to be drastically reduced, and the type of duty which she was to perform was to be radically different from her war time duty.
	adams.patriot.net /~eastlnd2/rj/alt/rc/chronicle.htm (18662 words)

	Ex Astris Scientia - Starfleet Ship Classes L-Z
		The ship seen in DS9: "Emissary" might have been incorrectly labeled, but it was not readable, and the later Intrepid-class ship was definitely "Bellerophon".
		In combat, the ship splits into three parts, namely the top and bottom halves of the engineering hull with two warp nacelles each, and the primary hull which is also equipped with two small warp engines.
		This ship design has a similar saucer as the New Orleans and similar nacelles as the Cheyenne, and it appears to be at least some 20 years old.
	www.ex-astris-scientia.org /schematics/starfleet_ships2.htm (4809 words)

	Hospital Ship Britannic:History
		The shock was great because the ship was considered unsinkable by experts and had a huge impact on the improvement of safety measures on ships worldwide.
		As a result the ship's hull was NOT divided into watertight compartments and water overflowed from a flooded compartment to the next one from the top edge of the bulkheads.
		With these modifications the ship should be able to survive a damage similar to the Titanic remaining afloat (but not in motion) with any six compartments flooded.
	www.hospitalshipbritannic.com /history.htm (1988 words)

	Hospital Ship Britannic:Hospital Ship
		Finally, on December 23th, 1915 "the most wonderful hospital ship that ever sailed the seas" was ready for her maiden voyage at a final cost of £1,947,797.
		The medical personnel took their assigned posts on and as the ship sailed for Moudros (the Allied base for the Gallipoli campaign) everyone followed the classic routine work of a hospital ship: The hospital areas of the ship had to be disinfected and 3309 beds had to be prepared in order to receive the patients.
		During the return trip Bartlett had to signal (as the ship was passing Gibraltar) the classification of the wounded on board in base of their capacity to walk and the presence of dysentery and enteric cases.
	www.hospitalshipbritannic.com /hosp_ship.htm (2084 words)

	scott harrison - mercy.
		Although unheard of in developed nations for almost a century (the last fistula hospital in the US closed in the 1930s), because of where she was born, Yamah is not alone with this condition.
		She was admitted to hospital in November of 2000 and scheduled for surgery.
		Mercy Ships is the world's largest non-governmental organization of hospital ships, the Anastasis currently the largest operating in the fleet.
	www.onamercyship.com /blog.html (14701 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Hospital ship Mercy arrives off Sumatra
		Aboard the 894-foot-long white ship emblazoned with red crosses are 75 corpsmen, nurses and doctors who left San Diego last weekend to meet up with the Mercy in Singapore, where it was making final preparations for the relief effort known as Operation Unified Assistance.
		The ship is equipped with a pharmacy, a 50-bed emergency room, a blood bank, 12 operating rooms and space for 1,000 beds.
		The Mercy and its sister ship, the Comfort, are the largest hospital ships in the world.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20050203-9999-6m3mercy.html (380 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Australian Hospital ship Centaur Torpedoed by Japanese Submarine- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Australian Hospital Ship Centaur built on the Clyde at Grennock in 1924, was converted early in 1943 to serve in that capacity.
		It was in the Indian Ocean in November of 1941 that the ship rescued survivors of the German Armed Merchant ship Kormoran, which had been sunk in the fight to the death with the Australian Light Cruiser HMAS Sydney.
		When fitted out as a Hospital Ship she had red crosses painted on her sides, funnel and stern, from the air, a red cross was evident, horizontally on the after deck house.
	www.ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/AustralianHospitalshipCen.html (934 words)

	Hospital Ship Wins Seamanship Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NEW YORK - The captains and crew of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) were honored during the 39th Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) awards gala hosted by the United Seamen's Service in New York City Nov. 4.
		In addition to operating and maintaining the ship during its five-month humanitarian mission to Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea, Mercy's 65 civil service mariners worked alongside the ship's Navy medical personnel to improve the lives of those affected by the disaster.
		Nathan Smith, one of the masters of Mercy during her mission, accepted the award on behalf of the ship's crew during the ceremony.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,80175,00.html (349 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Navy Hospital Ship Continues to Care for Indonesians
		The Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is becoming a common sight off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the commander of the ship’s medical treatment facility said today by phone from Nias, Indonesia.
		Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy, shown here in an official file photo, returned to duty in Indonesian waters after a March 28 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sumatra.
		The ship has been off Nias for nearly two weeks and has treated 700 patients ashore, the captain said, adding that 45 patients are currently being treated onboard.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Apr2005/20050415_622.html (572 words)

	U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Departs Baltimore
		One of two Navy hospital ships, Comfort is 894-feet long and essentially a hospital offering a full spectrum of surgical and medical services within a ship.
		The ship is equipped to care for the victims of all types of medical trauma, including the effects of a chemical or biological attack.
		MSC ship missions vary from the transport and afloat prepositioning of defense cargo to underway replenishment and other direct support to Navy ships at sea and at-sea data collection for the U.S. military and other U.S. government agencies.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=5258 (444 words)

	Hospital Ship Comfort to Support FEMA Hurricane Relief Efforts
		Comfort is normally kept at Baltimore's Canton Pier in reduced operating status with a cadre crew of 18 civil service mariners who maintain the vessel, as well as a hospital support staff of 58 military personnel who care for the ship’s hospital facilities, equipment and supplies.
		Her sister ship, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), is berthed in San Diego and has not been ordered to activate.
		The ship also activated on Sept. 12, 2001, and spent three weeks in New York City providing support to relief workers in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=19867 (451 words)

	The Diamond Princess Hospital Ship - Cruise Critic Message Boards
		I have been on a ship that had to turn around and GO BACK to another port (in Alaska where the closest hospital was) to meet the Coast Guard for an emergency medivac off the ship(man was having a heart attack).
		I've seen a ship delay leaving port for a passenger that was injured on a shore excursion and on the same trip an ambulance met the ship when arriving in the same port for a different problem.
		On the cruise ship, you are only there for a few hours, and you did not even begin to see the beauty of the areas and what it has to offer.
	boards.cruisecritic.com /showthread.php?t=147408&highlight=diamond (2083 words)

	History
		However, in July 1943 she was acquired by the United States Army for conversion to a Hospital Ship operated by the US Army Transport Service (ATS).
		The ship was sent to the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company in Mobile, Alabama in July 1943 and the conversion was completed in January 1944.
		At the end of January 1944, the US Army Hospital Ship (USAHS) Algonquin, with a full crew of seaman and medical personnel from the 203rd Hospital compliment on board, the ship departed New Orleans, Louisiana for Gibralter.
	www.angelfire.com /home/usahsalgonquin/history.htm (583 words)

	US ARMY HOSPITAL SHIP THISTLE HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		December, 1943-Additional personnel from the 607th Medical Hospital Ship Platoon were assigned to the 206th Medical Hospital Ship Company and the name of the 206th was changed to the 206th Hospital Ship Complement.
		At this time the ship was still a troop transport carrying the name S. Munargo, but was being converted to a Hospital Ship.
		March, 1946-In Los Angeles the Ship was decommissioned as a hospital Ship and steps were taken to alter her for use as a dependent carrying vessel for Pacific duty.
	members.aol.com /rseiple766/PAGE1.htm (835 words)

	Tufts-NEMC Floating Hospital For Children
		Family centered care is the philosophy that guides the 128-bed Floating Hospital, which began in 1894 as a hospital ship, sailing Boston Harbor and encouraging mothers to participate in their children’s healthcare.
		In addition, affiliations with community hospitals and physicians around Boston allow the Floating Hospital’s pediatric specialists and surgeons to make their expertise available in numerous satellite specialty programs that are closer to home for children in outlying areas.
		Research at the Floating Hospital is ongoing in numerous areas.
	www.nemc.org /home/aboutus/childrens.htm (435 words)

	Hospital Ship Leaves New Orleans
		WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed New Orleans Oct. 8 to return to her homport in Baltimore after providing several weeks of disaster relief to the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
		During the ship's 10 days in New Orleans, Comfort's medical staff has worked alongside local civilian physicians to treat trauma patients aboard ship in a partnership between the Navy and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
		Comfort is one of two hospital ships in the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command and is normally kept pierside in reduced operating status with a cadre crew 58 Sailors and 18 civil service mariners aboard.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=20512 (308 words)

	Danish Hospital Ship Jutlandia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the Korean War began the Danish government decided to furnish a fully-equipped and staffed hospital ship as its contribution to the U.N. effort so in July 1950 ordered the conversion of the 8,500 ton Motor Vessel JUTLANDIA to fill this requirement.
		When finished the JUTLANDIA was a modern hospital ship with 300 beds, 3 operating theaters, a dental clinic, X-Ray facilities and staffed by a rapidly assembled, but very competent, medical staff.
		Upon return to Korea for its second tour (dates of these unknown) it was anchored at Inch'on, close enough to the fighting front that wounded could be evacuated to the ship directly from battalion and regimental aid stations.
	www.korean-war.com /jutlandia.html (205 words)

	Royal Navy Hospital Ship Sails To The Gulf For Iraq War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Royal Navy is sending a hospital ship to the Gulf in the clearest sign yet of British preparations to join an American-led war against Iraq.
		The 12,500-ton Argus is primarily used within the fleet as a helicopter training ship but has a secondary war role as a hospital ship.
		If they're sending hospital ships, and ordering body bags as I have also seen, then the balloon is going to go up in the short-short.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/815922/posts (668 words)

	MSC ships join U.S. tsunami relief effort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Mercy, based in San Diego, will sail Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, 2005, for the Indian Ocean area as part of Operation Unified Assistance relief efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck the region Dec. 26.
		USNS Mercy is normally kept in reduced operating status with an on-board civilian mariner crew of 12 to maintain the vessel and a hospital support staff of 58 military personnel who care for the ship's hospital facilities, equipment and supplies.
		Her sister ship, USNS Comfort, is berthed in Baltimore, Md., and has not been ordered to activate.
	www.msc.navy.mil /N00P/Tsunami/PressRelMercy.htm (411 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Indonesia: U.S. Navy hospital ship treats nearly 10,000 earthquake victims
		Washington - The Navy hospital ship Mercy has treated approximately 9,700 patients since it arrived off the coast of Indonesia in the aftermath of three earthquakes and a tsunami.
		The ship's preventive medicine unit worked with the International Organization on Migration, the International Committee of the Red Cross hospital and with the TNI (Indonesian Army) hospital.
		At Banda Aceh, he said, the ship had approximately 93 civilian medical personnel working alongside the Navy staff, and currently there are 47 civilian NGO personnel on board.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6BKLCD?OpenDocument (632 words)

	TamilNet: 08.02.05 Greek Hospital ship idles as SLN blocks patients
		The passenger ship OCEAN MONARCH converted into a hospital with modern operating theatre and laboratories with a team of seventy member medical team is now anchored in the Ashraff Jetty awaiting instruction from Colombo government authorities to begin its mission, sources said.
		Till Tuesday not a single patient is brought to the floating hospital for treatment because of the problem of transferring patients from the Trincomalee general hospital without the permission of the SLN authorities, said.
		The floating hospital came to Trincomalee on a humanitarian mission to serve tsunami disaster victims of the district on an agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and Government of Greece, sources said.
	www.tamilnet.com /art.html?catid=13&artid=14196 (292 words)

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		Built and launched after the tragic loss of her sistership -the famous Titanic- as one of the finest and safest ocean liners of her era, the Britannic never crossed the Atlantic carrying the rich and the poor to the New World.
		The Britannic was the largest British ship lost during the conflict and remains the largest sunken ocean liner in the world.
		The enormous wreck was found in 1975 by Jacques Cousteau near the Greek island of Kea (Tzia) in the Aegean Sea.
	www.hospitalshipbritannic.com (110 words)

	Largest Private Hospital Ship
		The former ferry Dronning Ingrid is being converted into the state-of-the-art hospital ship Africa Mercy at the former Cammell Laird Shipyard in England’s North East.
		The ship is 152m long (breadth 23.1m) and has the stated capacity of 450 berth.
		Mercy Ships has identified a ship outfitting company, MSC (Maritime Services Corporation) Europe Ltd and both parties are confident the project can be completed at the Hebburn facility.
	www.marinetalk.com /articles_HTML/MER037102003IN.html (269 words)

	Navy Surgeon General, Congress Visit Hospital Ship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The visit allowed the staffers to view firsthand the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of the 1,000-bed hospital ship.
		Allison Percy, principal analyst, National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office, said she was truly enlightened during her tour of the 894-foot floating hospital.
		More than anything, hospital ships are about people taking care of people, a fact the Surgeon General backs up.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usn2_030504.00.html (372 words)

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