USNS Mercy

Hospital ship of the United States Navy

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The USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) is a hospital ship of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships and is operated by the Military Sealift Command. The primary mission of the USNS Mercy is to provide rapid, flexible, and mobile acute medical and surgical services to support United States Armed Forces deployed ashore and afloat. Additionally, she provides full hospital services to support disaster relief and humanitarian operations worldwide.

History

The USNS Mercy was originally built as an oil tanker, the SS Worth, in 1976 by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California. In 1984, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and converted into a hospital ship. The conversion was completed in 1986, and she was commissioned as USNS Mercy on November 8, 1986.

Design and capabilities

The USNS Mercy is equipped with 1,000 hospital beds, 12 operating rooms, and a wide range of medical and dental services. The ship is staffed by a mix of civilian mariners and military medical personnel. The ship's medical facilities are designed to provide a wide range of services, including emergency medicine, surgery, intensive care, and radiology.

Operations

The USNS Mercy has been deployed on numerous humanitarian missions, including Operation Unified Assistance in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and Pacific Partnership, an annual mission to provide medical, dental, and veterinary care in the Pacific region. The ship has also been involved in disaster relief efforts, such as the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Gallery

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  USNS Mercy at sea
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  Crest of USNS Mercy
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  Surgery aboard USNS Mercy
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  Medical staff performing surgery
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  USNS Mercy in 2005
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  USNS Mercy off Jolo
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  USNS Mercy off Dili
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  USNS Mercy with JS Kunisaki
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  USNS Mercy in Los Angeles

Related pages

• USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)
• Military Sealift Command
• Hospital ship

References

• "USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved from [1].
• "USNS Mercy". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved from [2].

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