Comfort-class hospital ship

USS Hope (AH-7)
Class overview
Builders	Consolidated Steel Corporation
Operators	United States Navy
Built	1943–1944
In commission	1944–1946
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Hospital ship [1]
Displacement	6,000 long tons (6,096 t) standard 9,800 long tons (9,957 t) full load
Length	419 ft 9 in (127.94 m)
Beam	60 ft (18 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, single screw
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity	400+ patients
Complement	516 crew

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

Comfort operated with a navy crew and army medical personnel throughout its short career. ^[2] All three ships of the class operated exclusively in the Pacific theater for the three years in which they were in service.

Ships

• USS Comfort (AH-6)
• USS Hope (AH-7)
• USS Mercy (AH-8)

See also

• SS United States, a planned fast hospital ship.
• Haven-class hospital ship
• Mercy-class hospital ship
• List of United States Navy hospital ships

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .

1. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/12/1206.htm Navsource
2. navy.mil DANFS entry for Comfort