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| August 25, 2007 |
Comfort History
I received an e-mail from someone the other day asking about the USNS Comfort, because in the mid-1940s she had sailed on a ship by the same name. I did some research, and it turns out that the ship I'm on is the third ship to bear the name 'Comfort'.
The first ship with that name was built in 1906 and re-named the Comfort in 1918. She was used primarily to return wounded men from Europe.
The second ship with that name was launched in 1943 and operated as a hospital ship in the Pacific from 1044 to 1946.
The ship I am on was built as an oil tanker in 1976. She was delivered to the Navy in 1987 and converted to a hospital ship.
Posted by David at August 25, 2007 06:05 AM