Esperanza del Mar
 Esperanza del Mar in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 2001
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Spain | |
| Name | Esperanza del Mar |
| Builder | Juliana Constructora Gijonesa S.A., Gijon, Spain |
| Commissioned | October 2001 |
| In service | November 2001 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4,996 GT |
| Length | 97.34 m (319.4 ft) |
| Beam | 17.70 m (58.1 ft) |
| Draught | 5.50 m (18.0 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MAK 9M25 2,700 kW
2 x REINTJES WAF 4545 2 x Vulkan RATO R+ G2F2M [1] |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Range | 7,000 miles (6,100 nmi; 11,000 km) |
There have been at least three Ships bearing the name Esperanza del Mar (
Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security serving as hospital ships
for Spanish fishermen.
- Esperanza del Mar - former USS Monadnock, sunk as an artificial reef in 2000.[2]
- Esperanza del Mar - former container freighter, build in 1977, converted to Hospital Ship in 1982
- Esperanza del Mar - purpose-build vessel, commissioned in 2001
2001 Vessel
Costing over €21 million, with around 20 percent being funded by subsidies from the
Western Africa. It is one of the larger hospital ships currently in service and possibly the largest purpose-built hospital ship (instead of converted vessels).[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "Metalships elige acoplamientos VULKAN para el buque hospital Esperanza del Mar". Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "USS Monadnock (ACM 10)". NavSource Online.
External links
- Esperanza del mar Pictures of the Ship
- Medical Service Ensign (Spain)
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