When was USNS Comfort deployed?

2 September 2005
USNS Comfort deployed on 2 September 2005, after only a two-day preparation, to assist in Gulf Coast recovery efforts after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

When was the USNS Comfort commissioned?

February 1, 1976
USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)/Launched

Where is the USNS Mercy now?

“The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is currently located at Vigor Industrial shipyard, Portland, Oregon, with a small complement of civil service mariners where it has been undergoing a major overhaul since July 2020,” Military Sealift Command spokesman Tom Van Leunen told USNI News today.

Are hospital ships armed?

Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. The Second Geneva Convention prohibits military attacks on hospital ships, though belligerent forces do have rights of inspection and may take injured enemy patients as prisoners of war.

Who is the commanding officer of the USNS Comfort?

Amersbach Commanding Officer USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) CAPT Amersbach is a native of Bowie, Maryland. He earned his Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Hawaii Pacific University and Graduate Degrees in Executive Nursing from the University of San Diego, and Strategic Studies and International Policy from the Naval War College.

When did the USS Comfort become a hospital ship?

Her career as an oil tanker ended when she was delivered to the U.S. Navy on 1 December 1987. As a hospital ship, Comfort’s duties include providing emergency, on-site care for U.S. combatant forces deployed in war or other operations.

How many patients did USNS Comfort take care of?

Dentists and staff treated 25,000 patients, extracting 300 teeth, and performing 4,000 fillings, 7,000 sealings, and 20,000 fluoride applications. In addition to treating patients, bio-medical professionals fixed about a thousand pieces of medical equipment at local health facilities.

When did the USNS Comfort arrive in New York?

USNS Comfort was activated the afternoon of 11 September 2001, in response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and sailed the next afternoon to serve as a 250-bed hospital facility at Pier 92 in midtown Manhattan. The ship arrived at Pier 92 in Manhattan at about 8:30 p.m. 14 September.