1986    

US Mercy class



Support Ship

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Support Ship Mercy class



Ex-oil tankers converted to Hospital Ships and operated by Military Sealift Command for the US Navy.




  Specifications


272.50length (m)
32.30beam (m)
17max speed (knots)
24500power (shp)

2Naval Engine boilers

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar










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1986--USUS NavyT-AH-19USNS MercyNMER
1987--USUS NavyT-AH-20USNS ComfortNCOM




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  Events


1975-jul-01LaunchedLaunched US T-AH-19 USNS Mercy
1976-feb-01LaunchedLaunched US T-AH-20 USNS Comfort
1986-nov-08CommissionedCommissioned US T-AH-19 USNS Mercy
1987-dec-01CommissionedCommissioned US T-AH-20 USNS Comfort
2010-jan-20DeploymentDeployment US T-AH-20 USNS Comfort Operation Panlake Despatched to Haiti (arrived 20 Jan) for earthquake and responder casualty treatment, while onshore facilities were being re-established.
2013-marHomeportHomeport US T-AH-20 USNS Comfort Change of homeport
2017-sep-26DeploymentDeployment US T-AH-20 USNS Comfort Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Ordered to Puerto Rico to assist in hurricane aftermath.
2021-apr-15TrialsTrials US T-AH-19 USNS Mercy testing its Dynamic Interface with MV-22B of HX-21.









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