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This is One of Two Hospital Ships in the Mercy-Class Maintained by the U.S. Navy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2024
- Detailing the development and operational history of the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) Medical Support Vessel.
The USNS Comfort is one of two hospital ships in the Mercy-class maintained by the United States Navy. Hospital ships in service with the USN were originally assigned two mission sets that continue to this day: firstly, they serve as a large, mobile floating medical facility that provides surgical acute care in support of US military forces when operating in hostile theaters; secondly, their mission is to serve as a floating hospital for use by a number of government-supported agencies in assistance to victims of natural disasters while also providing international humanitarian relief. Comfort makes her home in port at Baltimore, Maryland, while her sister ship, USNS Mercy, is docked on the West Coast.
Comfort was originally built as an oil super tanker in 1976 in San Diego, California, and christened the SS Rose City. When purchased and delivered to the US Navy in 1987, instead of being used as an oil tanker, she was put into the yard and converted to a hospital ship as the second of such in the Mercy-class. The ship is adorned with large red crosses to distinctly and obviously paint her purpose while protecting her crew and human cargo against attack in hostile situations. The Geneva Convention protects such hospital ships if they carry no munitions or weapons and any country that fires on them is charged with an international war crime.
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Deemed “obsolete” decades ago yet still providing vital service today. Thank goodness for these two Mercy-class ships.
These ships are America greatest ambassadors. It great that we can use them for home use.
Hate to say that you’re going to need them and some if you’re not locked down properly
Of course!
I’m grateful that we have backup!
Comfort just arrived in New York and is welcomed by mayor de Blasio!
Excellent effort from the US Navy! 👍
This to fight in the war against the Corona Virus.
Erik S no
My vacuum cleaner is in love with your voiceover 'guy'.
That is a comment worthy of an Oscar
pixoariz az
Jeez...Great Britain is so proud of her brand new, large QE class aircraft carriers. And yet these hospital ships displace more than the QE's.
These things are HUGE.
Agreed! 70 thousand tons is a pretty big boat!!
It's a converted oil tanker. why wouldn't it.
We need more of these ships.
@Amed Tajan Yes correct, Less bloody cruise ships and Add more Hospital ships to deal with ongoing medical needs.
Take the hospitals where they need to be. Such a great idea.
You only need two more and that's it.
@@daradiant1 2 For each coast.
Yes we do Rich B.
These two US Navy ships are a thing of beauty. I wish we had more than two. These ships are built to help and care for the injured and sick. I am so glad that this ship and its personnel are off the coast of LA to help the overflow and crowding of hospitals due to the Coronavirus.
Hopefully, We replace the Zumwalt with This. And the structure of the ship is cheap. Because it isn't a new design.
The two best ships in the world!
Amazing accomplishments these ships have had.. We need at least 2 more...
Had no idea these types of ships existed its pretty cool actually.
That's a beautiful ship
I was on Big Sister Comfort. She is a beauty.
We still need more of these ships
TiCTAC2930 they do great work abroad and happy they're available to help, but Yes, we need a several more.
Well maybe not these ships, something better. The Mercy-class Hospital ships are decent but they're over 40 years old, converted oil tankers, and obsolete. We need a new class of Hospital ship, preferably designed and built from the keel up
I love this medical ship !! ❤❤❤
Watched the Comfort being converted from tanker to hospital ship in 1987 at NASSCO shipyard San Diego
William Sanders. Good idea. It's splendid.
I was there. I worked at SUPSHIP and then FLEETECH. WOW!
I was privileged to be part of the concept and preliminary design team. It was actually a competition... there was a competing contender that responded to the NAVSEA solicitation. One of the best projects I ever worked on... very proud to have been a part of it. I was a journeyman naval architect at the time and it was a thrill to work with doctors and nurses that specialized in the design of ashore hospitals. It was sobering to learn about all of the hazards the medical personnel could be exposed to such as un-exploded ordnance and chem/bio residue, which drove the layout of the patient receiving spaces. I had never worked on the design of an air-capable ship prior to this project, so it was neat to learn about NAVAIRs requirements for helo decks and associated lighting. Lots of trade-offs to work through since these vessels were conversions of the San Clemente-class single-hulled tankers owned by Apex Marine. Apex was motivated to offer the vessels up for conversion because new USCG regulations were coming into effect that required phase-out of single hulled tankers for replacement with double-hulled tankers. (This was after the Exxon Valdez disaster). I get to see these ships occasionally and when I do it brings back fond memories. I hope these vessels can be maintained for a long time... and it is likely that they can because the hull scantlings were sized for tanker service, and are very thick steel, compared to hulls that are used for other types of service. God bless the ships, their crews, and the patients that sail aboard them.
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. THANK YOU.
Your president is a good man. We are (Germany) lost😞
My first west coast tanker job
WAY BACK WHEN
USNS MERCY
SS WORTH Tanker conversion
National city ship building
Birth place of Exxon Valdez as well
Thanks 2 u all God bless
I was plank owner uss santuary AH. 17. 1966 67. Mm3 a gang. Hot suit crash crew. A lot sad memories a lot good friends all volunteer.
Judy Wrightt: God Bless....
This is America ..
I live in Newport News Virginia. Growing up i remember seeing this ship docked at either Norfolk naval shipyard or NAS Norfolk base. This video really dose not show the true size of this ship
i have heart these ships are big as an aircraftcarrier is that true?
@@sesharimtusar1428 Almost.
She is pretty big now.
@@sesharimtusar1428 from what I gathered, Mercy's class is the third largest ship class in the navy, just behind Nimitz class and Gerald R. Ford class
You guys need to make at least 20 more of these hospital ships
M home for 10 weeks 30 years ago. Loved it.
That's awesome!
Excellent 💯
Wow!!!!!
God bless the USA. And God bless the workers on these ships !
Very self serving statement, how about God bless humanity? get over yourself.
I seen a similar ship in Boston it was what’s with the big crosses i did a move job across the st from the thing and I’m love ships so I was tuned in
That is one beautiful beast of a ship and so clean and white! Is this ship used constantly and if not, where do they keep it where it still looks like new? It's like garage kept it's so nice. Just wow.
GRJCLyon : it used to be grey ,
Huge!
It was the loveboat in the 1st gulf war because all the pregnancies
WELCOME TO NEW YORK AGAIN - I SALUTE YOU!
She was called on today.
Pure Beauty!
Hospital shiper is second solution in healt I hope many person comfort
a sight for sore eyes God Bless the Military God Bless America
I have a theory:
I originally thought the ship would be used as a prison ship. Now I feel that it could serve as a stop gap place for the rescued children to stay as POTUS hinted. Then once the children have been presented to the public, they can be moved on to more suitable accommodation where they can be Ivan help within a stimulating and comforting environment whilst being helped to recover from their traumas. I expect their stay on the ship to be as short as possible. Then the ships would be free to be used for other purposes eg prison ship to Gitmo. People to be arrested or already under house arrest could then be rounded up under darkness and shipped off to Gitmo, face a quick military trial and put down. Any thoughts?
Thank God we have a, president that has called up the two ships to help out..
this is still going to get really bad but I cannot even fathom how screwed we would be if this happened under the previous administration.
I seem to remember a landing ship from WWII. It was huge, had some sort of bow ramp. It ballasted down the bow and ram ashore to unload. Then to pull off it would blow the balasit tanks and back off using its props and tractor treads on the bottom of the hull.
This would be a great design starting point for a purpose built replacement. IMHO
THANK YOU MERCY for coming to our shores and helping us to beat this beast. May GOD Bless and Protect Us All🙏💖!!!
God Bless America
The biggest problem with these ships is their obsolete steam turbine engines. Their replacements will be propelled by either gas turbine or diesel engines. They will also be smaller.
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@@kohthomkohthom5904 Very few sailors are trained to operate steam turbines and their accompanying boilers. Spare parts are unavailable.
The ships are too big to enter many harbors, and are very expensive to operate. Practically all of their missions could be performed by smaller ships.
I saw 1 in vietnam few weeks ago, it's a big ship lol
That's Little Sister Mercy that you saw.
A glimpse of what has been prepared for the few...imagine what is there for our leaders, and what is not for the rest...
May the politicians recognize the terrific value, both political and humanitarian, that these ships provide. The replacements won't be inexpensive, but I hope they are not "cheap," considering the disaster within the COVID-19 crisis as the 'low bid' American hospitals run out of masks within the first 2 weeks of a mass casualty event.
Is that the second brtanic
Yes yes good
Among this corvid-19 crisis I really hope they activate fully so there can be some relief on the coast one on the east one the west . LEEERRROOOYYY JJJENNNKINNS TIME.
there was a hospital ship docked in old Kingston ny yard know is gone
Question: are both medical ships equipped with central air conditioning system? Covid-19 is a severe respiratory infectious disease. If not a central air conditioning, then what kind of modifications have been done to both ships ?
This ships aren't for COVID-19 patients, they're for people with other medical issues so hospitals can take on more COVID-19 patients
@@_lusty_boy_ got it. thnx!
Who's doing the narration, Goanimate?
After the crisis someone needs to track the ships and see where they end up? I noticed there’s really no windows in this ship I wonder why?
They where oil tankers before they were turned into hospital ships that's why no windows
Will USA Yes absolutely but I’m sure a host of other ships could’ve been used for the same purpose .
True
Thomas Avanzato why does it matter if it has windows? I think it dosent, and they are very big ships that were already built into being oil tankers, probably some of the biggest on the sea, so just convert them over. No need to build new boats. Just my ideas and thoughts.
MrHVTelesz69 I see your point but why not retired cruise ships much better suited better equipped from the start it would be much easier to reconfigure already has kitchens bathrooms large areas to dine etc. I would imagine less costly to build .
I flatbed Steele panels to build ships.
👏👏👏
Off to the bay after NYC
My question is Why only two?
Thank president Reagan, he wanted more, but the democrat congress told him no...
need to use this ship for corona virus outbreak in the US
their docking one in New York harbor
@@jamest9592 figured they would to bad they are so late into action could have stoped the spread of the virus weeks ago with these boats
China could have stopped this travesty - now they're left to 'mop-up' their own damn mess. America First!
@@trentderzerstorer1838 ya i know it is all a bad deal we need to stop all trade with China
@Christopher XD
I tried my best, but I can´t listen to this voiceover ... too bad.
Comfort took prisoners to GITMO before, return trip soon.
Montgomery Green oh I’m dying 😭😭😭that’s awsesome ... free ride ...your rat dems
They weren't prisoners. They were asylum seekers and they were processed in Guantanamo Bay as part of their screening for entry in the US. After processing, most were granted asylum and flown from Guantanamo Bay to various cities in the US.
Skyhawk _452 you got a source for that ?
@@Motodents Well I guess the source would be me. I was in GITMO in the 90's as part of Operation Sea Signal (Joint Task Force 160). I was there in 95 as an Airman working with the other branches, INS and Customs when we were mostly processing Cubans who were intercepted by the Coast Guard, but we still had a number of Haitians at the base from their earlier attempts to flee Haiti on rafts to the US. Although most of the Haitians were transferred to Howard AFB in Panama by then to make room for the influx of Cuban refugees.
I would google Operation Sea Signal for source material.
@@Motodents You do realize Gunatanamo Bay isn't just a prison its a military base. People were brought there for processing because it was closer to Haiti and it also allowed for the necessary Quarantine and background check process to take place on American Soil while in the safety of a military facility.
Could be the new Princess.
Impressive, but not a substitute for a properly functioning national healthcare system.
Exactly. Those systems were overwhelmed by this virus. The US fractured and grossly inefficient system will be obliterated by it. Your season of dying is just getting started and it is going to be epic.
that intro song tho sounds like avegers😂
I believe it’s the same song from the end of the movie Dune, where he rides the giant sand worm.
I know distance work olso.
The ships and personnel are outstanding examples of what America is all about. I wish I could have watched the entire video, but I find "computer generated" voicing extremely annoying and had to stop halfway through to go look for better videos.
i hear a resident evil theme in the background!
Dune soundtrack
As you listen to the benefits and foibles of this ship it is obvious that someone made money on the sale of this.
The Navy needs to get the Cruise ship United States a Restore it to a Hospital Ship it holds the record for speed across the Atlantic.and in 2020 some Jerk wants to make a Hotel out of it.This ship carried 10,000 troops to war and still floats made in the 50s.The Navy needs to fix it up and put it back to sea on Humanitarin Duties.
Sick or not I’m not getting on that”.”
Don't underestimate Big Sister. I rather be on her than on land. If anybody attack her and Mercy, IT IS CONSIDERED A WAR CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IS DEATH. SHE AND HER LITTLE SISTER IS PROTECTED UNDER THE GEVENA CONVENTIONS.
God bless Mr. Trump for having done so much for his people ....America is lucky.....he has done so much more than the rest of the world leaders.
God bless America and God bless all the patients in the world
Otherwise I am very proud of our US military and the USS comfort
the hull designation is USNS sir as in United States Naval Ship to distinguish them from regular Navy ships which is USS (United States Ship). USNS ships are operated by the civilian sailors of the Navy, the Military Sealift Command. I served in both the US Navy and the Military Sealift Command as a civilian upon my retirement from active duty.
I am deck cadet I want job please help me
“THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK!”~Q/Q+
hope the virus wont attack a red cross ship ....
It will, and it will wipe out the staff, a ship environment is the perfect environment for a virus
"RIP"
exactly!
The hospital ship
I still think a ship based on the LHD would make a better Hospital and Disaster Response ship than a Super Tanker.
VAMobMember not enough space
GO NAVY EN-3. 68 - 72
We should have at least 6 of these ships. Help Americans during the worst of times and on call to help the world when in need. I don't like taxes, but I'd be okay with handing over a few more bucks each moth to help.
They can do 300k gallons of water desalination a day ... we should have 10 nuclear powered ships like this .. these ships are 45 years old time to up grade .. with the new nuclear reactors I’d bet you can pump out a million gallons of desalinated water per day ...can act as back up power stations during black outs or a cyber attack and obviously as floating hospitals ... these ships are awesome but upgraded ones would be even better !!
1:49 Q!
Its an "O" or i´m blind?
🇺🇸🤘 God bless diesel engines
God bless Steam Turbines, definitely more reliable than Diesel engines....
Copy, Lord Jesus Christ is watch us,life is only once gift Lord Jesus Christ help the Philippine Lord God bless you always*****
They need new forklifts.
WELL DONE FOR SAVING 35000 CHILDREN RESCUED FROM TUNNELS. The ships were there to support. Please Google children saved from tunnels
but it is capable to fire jinormous missiles of freedom?
No, it's not equipped with any munitions. It's specifically painted white with a big red cross on it so that in times of war it (hopefully) doesn't get fired upon. Any country that fires upon these types of ships are guilty of international war crimes.
This was posted a year ago..🤔 and look where we are at today.. and look at where these 2 ship's are now.. interesting isn't it.. let's trust the plan.. God wins.🤗
We've been warned the covid19 will return this fall so we need to covert or build more hospital ships. This is the NEW future, unfortunately.🤔😣
By the time you can build or covert a ship the virus will be long gone.
Not if we drive a stake through the heart of Evil Cackling
Hillary Clinton. Then peace and order will be restored.
& now once again both hospital ships r called into service again with this pandemic of the virus
Defence**
Prison ship.....WWG1WGA 🐇 WW🌎
so a helicopter will need to make 100k trips back and forth to get covid patients onboard...
The ships will be handling noninfected patients to take the load off land based hospitals so they can concentrate on the Covid cases.
The computer narration is crap!
CDs mir b
And one day soon one will come to NYC!! No, really ....we promise you folks, its coming! The hospital ship just has to be refitted as a hospital ship before it can address the immediate emergency going on RIGHT NOW where people are dying in NYC. Just let them get a few hundred contracts assigned and awarded, and it should be arriving....any week now, we promise!!
You can thank your politicians for telling you the Wuhan virus was nothing to worry about up to March 10th. They don't care about you.
We have libs to spare back east ...
Let them wait and watch the view
Otw
ark#1 ark#2 dont let nancy on board
Lazaret-ship = not Windows? hahaha...
Nobody else has these ships. Not Russia, china, nobody.who can say, nay?
I thought china has one wasent one Invited the RIMPACK awhile back?
@@d5hin1990 Yes China has at least one. It's called the Daishan Dao.
China has one & the UK has the RFA Argus (apparently nicknamed the Baghdad Bupa during GW2)
Always wear your "MAGA" hat for personal protection against Covid 19.
are you see ******* fbi py py
These ships need to stay within their perimeters and give free aid to the American Citizens and stop coming to the Caribbean.
I hate corona
Very poor video production quality.
How hard is it to grab a microphone and record a narration. Seriously. Lazy!