Comfort class hospital ship

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USS Hope (AH-7)
General characteristics
Displacement:	6,000 GRT, 9,800 GRT fully loaded
Length:	419 ft 9 in
Beam:	60 ft
Draft:	24 ft
Propulsion:	Geared turbines, single screw
Speed:	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) (max)
Range:
Depth:
Complement:	516 crew
Capacity:	400+ patients
Armament:	None
Aircraft:	None

The Comfort class hospital ship was a United States Navy World War II-era hospital ship design. Three vessels (Comfort, Hope, and Mercy) were made using these specifications. All ships were constructed in 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation Ltd before being decommissioned in 1946.

[edit] See also

USS Comfort (AH-6)

USS Hope (AH-7)

USS Mercy (AH-8)

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