USS Hope (AH-7)
USS Hope (AH-7)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Hope |
Builder |
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Launched | 30 August 1943 |
Sponsored by | Miss Martha L. Floyd |
Acquired | 30 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 August 1944 |
Decommissioned | 9 May 1946 |
Nickname(s) | Lucky 7 |
Fate | Sold for scrap in 1978 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Comfort-class hospital ship |
Displacement | 6,000 GRT, 9,800 GRT fully loaded |
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) (max) |
Capacity | 400+ patients |
Complement | 516 crew |
USS Hope (AH-7) was a
Hope was one of three hospital ships, the others being USS Comfort (AH-6) and USS Mercy (AH-8), built, commanded and crewed by the Navy for the Army. These ships, unlike the Navy hospital ships, were intended for evacuation and transport of patients after primary care had been given. Medical equipment and personnel were provided by the Army. The Army medical complement table of organization provided for the temporary reinforcement of the staff if the ship directly supported amphibious operations.[1][2]
Hope completed her shakedown cruise and sailed 23 September 1944 to render medical care during the climactic phase of the campaign against Japan. Steaming via
American soldiers, supported by a vast naval task force, returned to the
Hope sailed 9 April to take part in the
The USS Hope (AH-7) is not to be confused with the USS Consolation (AH-15), in service from 1945 to 1975, donated to Project HOPE in 1958, and operated between March 1960 and September 1974 as the civilian hospital ship SS Hope. It completed 11 voyages between 1960 and 1973, traveling to Indonesia, South Vietnam, Peru, Ecuador, Guinea, Nicaragua, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Jamaica, and Brazil.
See also
References
- ^ Condon-Rall & Cowdrey 1998, p. 258.
- ^ Smith 1956, pp. 326, 422, 424.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.[dead link]
- Condon-Rall, Mary Ellen; Cowdrey, Albert E. (1998). The Technical Services—The Medical Department: Medical Service In The War Against Japan. United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC: Center Of Military History, United States Army. LCCN 97022644.
- Smith, Clarence McKittrick (1956). The Technical Services—The Medical Department: Hospitalization And Evacuation, Zone Of Interior. United States Army In World War II. Washington, DC: Center Of Military History, United States Army. LCCN 55060005.