Acquired 1958 Out of service 1974 Length 158 m | In service 1960 Beam 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m) | |
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Displacement 11,141 tons (light)15,000 tons (full load) Builders Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Pennsylvania | ||
SS Hope was a hospital ship operated by Project HOPE. This vessel was originally a US Navy hospital ship, USS Consolation (AH-15). Consolation was donated to Project Hope in 1958, and under its new name served from 1960 until 1974, when she was retired. Hope was not replaced, and the emphasis of Project HOPE switched entirely to land-based operations.
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List of voyages
While in charitable service from 1958 to 1974, this ship voyaged around the world:
Features
One special piece of equipment was a machine called the Iron Cow. Using distilled seawater, combined with milk solids and butterfat, it was capable of turning out 2500 gallons of milk daily.
This 15,000-ton ship had a pharmacy, three operating rooms, a radiology department, an isolation ward, and closed-circuit television for viewing operations. The medical crew typically consisted of 150 nurses and 100 doctors, who taught American practices in various medical specialties, to colleagues around the world.