
	Where results make sense

Topic: USS Sanctuary AH 17

Related Topics

August 17

September 17

October 17

March 17

February 17

May 17

November 17

January 17

April 17

July 17

December 17

June 17

In the News (Wed 9 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	DANFS: USS Sanctuary (AH-17)
		Despite a typhoon encountered en route, Sanctuary delivered her charges safely to Army personnel at Naha, and, by the 21st, was underway for Nagasaki.
		By April 1968, after a year on that schedule, she had admitted 5,354 patients and treated another 9,187 on an outpatient basis.
		In commission in reserve, as of 31 August 1971, Sanctuary was decommissioned on 15 December.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/AH/ah17.html (1135 words)

	uss sanctuary (ah-17) - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		USS Sanctuary (AH-17) was laid down as Marine Owl by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa. ; launched as Sanctuary (AH-17) on 15 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Despite a typhoon encountered en route, Sanctuary delivered her charges safely to Army personnel at Naha; and, by the 21st, was underway for Nagasaki.
		Her mission had shifted in emphasis: from that of an "ambulance" ship carrying wounded and sick to hospitals in rear areas, to that of a fully equipped hospital carrying medical facilities close to the combat area.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/uss-sanctuary-(ah-17) (1166 words)

	USS Sanctuary
		Towed to Louisiana, she was modernized at the Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego; and was recommissioned at New Orleans on 15 November 1966.
		Occasionally granted brief rest and recreation out of the area, Sanctuary-the only Navy hospital off Vietnam after 16 March 1970—maintained her busy schedule to that date and increased it thereafter through 1970 and into 1971.
		Through the first six months of 1974, Sanctuary is operating along the eastern seaboard of the United States and in the Caribbean.
	www.historycentral.com /NAVY/hospital/sanctuary.html (1127 words)

	USS Sanctuary (AH-17) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Sanctuary (AH-17) was laid down as Marine Owl by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa. ; launched as Sanctuary (AH-17) on 15 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Despite a typhoon encountered en route, Sanctuary delivered her charges safely to Army personnel at Naha; and, by the 21st, was underway for Nagasaki.
		Returning to San Francisco on the 17th, Sanctuary began a period of restricted availability during which her propulsion system was converted to Navy Distillate Fuel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Sanctuary_(AH-17) (1219 words)

	USS Sanctuary AH - 17
		All thanks to the USS Sanctuary, as she saved my life, as I volunteered for duty in Vietnam, came to my senses, but too late, as I was to be assigned, but, orders to this newly commissioned hospital ship superseded my orders.
		I served on the USS Sanctuary from 1966 to 1968.
		I was on the sanctuary from Oct 73- Dec 74.
	www.maggiesworld.com /ah17.htm (9797 words)

	Cruiser Photo Index CA-45 USS WICHITA
		USS Wichita (CA-45) at anchor in Scapa Flow in April 1942.
		USS Wichita (CA-45) in heavy weather, while patrolling in the North Atlantic, circa early 1942.
		USS Wichita (CA-45) Underway at sea, 2 May 1944, during operations in the central Pacific.
	www.navsource.org /archives/04/045/04045.htm (660 words)

	USS Sanctuary (AH-17) Information
		USS Sanctuary (AH-17) was laid down as Marine Owl by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa. ; launched as Sanctuary (AH-17) on 15 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Despite a typhoon encountered en route, Sanctuary delivered her charges safely to Army personnel at Naha; and, by the 21st, was underway for Nagasaki.
		Returning to San Francisco on the 17th, Sanctuary began a period of restricted availability during which her propulsion system was converted to Navy Distillate Fuel.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/USS_Sanctuary_(AH-17) (1188 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Military: Veterans: Vietnam War: Naval Activities
		Hospital Ship USS Sanctuary (AH-17) - With the advent of Vietnam, the ship's mission was of a fully equipped hospital carrying medical facilities close to the combat area.
		USS Phoebe, MSC 199 - Veterans of the USS Phoebe minesweeper.
		USS Rowan (DD-782), Battle of Haiphong Harbor, 27 Aug 72 - A personal account by a destroyer sailor of action in the Gulf of Tonkin.
	www.dmoz.org /Society/Military/Veterans/Vietnam_War/Naval_Activities (852 words)

	USS Sanctuary (AH-17) at AllExperts
		USS Sanctuary (AH-17) was laid down as Marine Owl by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa. ; launched as Sanctuary (AH-17) on 15 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		She continued to operate off the I Corps Tactical area, the northern provinces of South Vietnam; and, for the most part, rotated between stations, such as Danang, Phu Bai, Chu Lai, and Dong Ha, every two to four days as needed by the marines fighting ashore.
		The next 11 months were spent at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard where she was converted for use as a dependent's hospital and as a commissary/Navy exchange retail store.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/us/uss_sanctuary_(ah-17).htm (1276 words)

	USS SANCTUARY(AH-17) Ship's History
		Launched on 15 AUG 44 as USS SANCTUARY (AH-17) and delivered 30 SEP 44, she was subsequently converted to a hospital ship by Todd Shipbuilding at Hoboken, New Jersey, whose citizens matched the cost of conversion with war bonds.
		The normal capacity of the SANCTUARY was 786, as this is the number of bunks she has in her air-conditioned wards, and all the wards were filled by 0300, on the 14th of September, 1945.
		SANCTUARY began her extended overseas tour spending a minimum of 50 days operating on the line each quarter, followed by an availability and upkeep period at Subic Bay.
	www.seastory.us /sanctuary/history.html (7389 words)

	USS SANCTUARY (AH-17) - US Navy Hospital Ship
		I have chronicled everything I know about SANCTUARY on this WEB site; please read on and search the content.
		Medical records documenting medical treatments which were administered aboard Sanctuary were not transfered to individual service member medical records, but they were retained on board until the ship's decommissioning.
		If you have details/corrections to add to Sanctuary's continuing history, PLEASE email Jack Faessler, former Machinist's Mate Second Class, "M" Division, 1970-1971.
	www.seastory.us /sanctuary (236 words)

	USN Ships--USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
		USS Makin Island, a 7800-ton Casablanca class escort aircraft carrier built at Vancouver, Washington, was commissioned in May 1944.
		USS Makin Island was decommissioned in April 1946.
		USS Makin Island (CVE-93) pitching in heavy seas, seen from USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70), 21 March 1945.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/cve93.htm (1025 words)

	Excite Deutschland - Society - Military - Veterans - Vietnam War - Naval Activities
		USS Rowan (DD-782), Battle of Haiphong Harbor, 27 Aug 72 Speichern
		Chronicles the final mission of the USS Taylor (DD 468) on her last cruise to Vietnam.
		This sketch by combat artist Jim Pollock is one of many which he made while in the field in Vietnam.
	www.excite.de /directory/Society/Military/Veterans/Vietnam_War/Naval_Activities (698 words)

	Links interesantes
		USS Skill (AM-115) - dedicated to the WWII Minesweeper, and the men that served aboard her and that went down with her.
		USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) - WWII Casablanca class Escort Carrier which served in the South Pacific and was involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
		USS Walker (DD-517) - dedicated to the Walker and all her crews from 1943-1969, to preserve there heritage and fellowship.
	www.histarmar.com.ar /Links/linkUSNavy.htm (2975 words)

	NavySites.com
		USS Curtiss (AV-4) - The Curtiss was a seaplane tender, commissioned in 1940 and decommissioned in 1957.
		USS Elmore (APA-42) - A place for the men who served on the USS Elmore APA-42 to remember and even to record and recall their memories.
		USS Pickaway (APA-222) - The USS Pickaway APA-222 Group was used to transport troops to and from the designated battle fields, starting in WWII and continuing for many years afterwards.
	www.navysites.com /Ships/Auxiliaries (1057 words)

	Hospital Ship USS REPOSE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		USS REPOSE was built for the United States Maritime Commission by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Chester Pennsylvania.
		On 14 February 1966 she arrived in Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, and in April 1967 she was joined by her sister ship USS Sanctuary (AH-17).
		The Sanctuary is currently berthed in Baltimore, and is being converted into a community healthcare facility.
	www.lgallagher.org /AngelOfTheOrient.htm (664 words)

	Opera Directory (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Summary of David Hurley's experience as a Vietnam Veteran on the USS Mullinnix (DD-944)in 1972 Vietnam.
		USS Rowan (DD-782), Battle of Haiphong Harbor, 27 Aug 72
		Chronicles the final mission of the USS Taylor (DD 468) on her last cruise to Vietnam.
	portal.opera.com /web/?cat=223815 (942 words)

	Vietnam Websites Directory: Society and Culture: History: Vietnam War: Naval Activities
		Hospital Ship USS Sanctuary (AH-17) - With the advent of Vietnam, the ship's mission was of a fully equipped hospital carrying medical facilities close to the combat area.
		USS Phoebe, MSC 199 - Veterans of the USS Phoebe minesweeper.
		USS Rowan (DD-782), Battle of Haiphong Harbor, 27 Aug 72 - A personal account by a destroyer sailor of action in the Gulf of Tonkin.
	www.vnlink.net /Society_and_Culture/History/Vietnam_War/Naval (961 words)

	Flickr: Photos from Radio Rover (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Launched in 1944, US Navy Hospital Ship USS Sanctuary (AH-17) served in WWII to be later decommissioned in 1946.
		USS Sanctuary returned to service in 1966 and was later dispatched to Vietnam.
		After her service during the Vietnam War, USS Sanctuary was again decommissioned and mothballed.
	www.flickr.com /photos/radiorover (137 words)

	Military World Links: Armed_Forces/Navy/Auxiliaries (Site not responding. Last check: )
		USS Pueblo (AGER-2)- On an intelligence mission off the coast of North Korea`` January 23`` 1968`` was attacked by North Korean naval vessels and MiG jets.
		USS Pueblo (AGER-2) - A tribute- A webpage about the capture of the USS Pueblo and the wrongful imprisonment of its crew.
		USS Watchman (AGR-16)- This page has been developed so that sailors and officers who served aboard the USS WATCHMAN (AGR-16) may share memories through photos`` documents`` sea stories and the like.
	www.militaryworld.com /dir/Armed_Forces/Navy/Auxiliaries/more3.html (496 words)

	Swabbies03aSanctuary
		Sanctuary shared duties with Repose, operating offshore, from the DMZ south to Chu Lai, with in port stays at Da Nang.
		During the 80s, Life International, purchased Sanctuary for use as a missionary medical training facility but this plan fizzled with the death of the agency's chairman.
		Sanctuary is currently berthed in Baltimore where Project Life is treating alchohol/drug addicted women and children.
	st09.startlogic.com /~i7thengi/Swabbies03aSanctuary.htm (475 words)

	History of The USS Whitfield County (LST-1169)
		On the morning of 17 May, the task group rendezvoused with Regulus (AF-57) for replenishment and, during the early evening hours, began its approach to the demilitarized zone (DMZ).
		Whitfield County returned to Vietnamese waters in the summer to resume her support operations for riverine activities in the Mekong Delta region, basing again at Vung Tau.
		She departed Yokosuka on 28 July and reached her destination-via Hong Kong-on 17 August.
	www.mrfa.org /lst_1169.htm (5185 words)

	USS Sanctuary - AH 17 - Unit Pages
		I am looking for a party by the name of Robert Wehmeyer may have served aboard the Sanctuary in 1969...
		She still in Baltimore and the plan for the womens shelter fell through she is just setting their as...
		I was aboard the Sanctuary in Mayport Florida in 1974.
	unitpages.military.com /unitpages/unit.do?id=201581 (177 words)

	Special Forces Search Engine : Military Branches/Navy/Ships at Sea - Powered By The FOGs at The Swamp Team House
		Rate It USS Wainwright, most decorated surface ship, Atlantic Fleet (1993) with news, photos, ships store, history, deployments and association newsletter.
		Rate It (AH 16) Hospital Ship in vietnam durin 1966 to 1970 with bulletin board, archive and photos.
		Rate It (AH 17) Hospital Ship history, photos and newsletter with message board and info on patients and crew of the ship.
	www.sfahq.com /Military_Branches/Navy/Ships_at_Sea/index.html (677 words)

	USS Sanctuary (AH-17) - Ship History and Specifications (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Converted to a hospital ship, re-named USS Sanctuary (AH-17), and was commissioned on 20 June.
		Sanctuary (the only Navy hospital off Vietnam after 16 March) maintained her busy schedule and increased it thereafter through 1970 and into 1971.
		Sanctuary remained in Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard until late January, when she put to sea for two weeks of refresher training.
	troopships.pier90.org /ships/s/sanctuary/default.htm (1278 words)

	[No title]
		Message is: I would like to hear from anyone that remembers me from those times.I was a corpsman on ICU an E-3 at that time did my time on the mess decks.
		Message is: Im looking for any one that used to be on a old sub tender in bremerton washington that use to stand sentry duty on the USS Missouri battleship.
		we stood quaterdeck watches and rotated back and fourth to the peir where the USS Missouri was tied up and used as a museaum to comemerate the jap surrender on the deck.
	www.vietvet.org /navy199.htm (1169 words)

	Hospital Ship (AH) Photo Index
		Sanctuary (AH-17) moored pierside at Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines Islands, circa 1967.
		Sanctuary (AH-17) and Repose (AH-16) at anchor off Da Nang, Vietnam, date unknown.
		Sanctuary (AH-17) plaque mounted in the memorial ship Turner Joy (DD-951) at Bremerton, WA.
	www.navsource.org /archives/09/12/1217.htm (549 words)

	Blitzkrieg Baby
		The USS Bountiful, USS Refuge and USS Samaritan were converted from transport ships into hospital ships during 1944 because of the increasing number of casualties on an emergency basis.
		The USS Rescue was converted from a seaplane tender in 1945 because the need for treating casualties in the Pacific battles became much greater than the need to maintain seaplanes.
		In 1944, some Navy Nurses who served abroad the USS Refuge in the Mediterranean area were invited to an audience with the Pope who was interested in their work and met him personally for an interview.
	www.blitzkriegbaby.de /nnc/nnc2a.htm (1933 words)

	REPOSE (Page 1)
		USS REPOSE was built for the United States Maritime Commission by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Chester Pennsylvania.
		On 14 February 1966 she arrived in Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam, and in April 1967 she was joined by her sister ship USS Sanctuary (AH-17).
		After she returned from Vietnam Repose served as a dockside hospital annex for the Long Beach Naval Hospital, but soon this proved to be uneconomical and she was reduced to scrap.
	members.aol.com /chuckd3871/repose1.htm (814 words)

	Korean, Vietnam and OIF Nurses Bridge Generational Gaps
		Ann Langley of USS Sanctuary (AH 17), both of whom served during the Vietnam era.
		One of the most prevalent and recurring messages of the day was the teamwork required in taking care of the patients, regardless of the era.
		Langley, who served in Sanctuary’s surgical unit and recovery and operating rooms from January 1967 to May 1968, spoke about having to be creative so patients could get treated.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=10359 (614 words)

	Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Search
		A fellow high school classmate, a football teammate and together God and Country award recipients from Boy Scouts your memory struck me deeply when I "found" you at the Wall several years ago.
		News of your demise hit me while on board the Hospital Ship - USS Sanctuary in the I Corp area.
		At the time, taking on casulties including those troops from the Quang Tri region, your news gave me an eerie feeling and sorrow for the loss of yet another good person.
	www.thevirtualwall.org /index.cfm?SectionID=110&anClip=1114 (351 words)

	ArthurRowe
		Art and his Platoon were clearing a road leading into Khe Sanh when the enemy attacked and tried to over run their position.
		He was evacuated to the USS Sanctuary, a hospital ship located in the South China Sea.
		The Hospital Ship USS Sanctuary (AH - 17) where Arthur spent his last days fighting for his life.
	vietnamveteransmemoral.homestead.com /ArthurRowe.html (522 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)