USS Comfort (AH-6)
USS Comfort (AH-6) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California |
| Launched: | 18 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 5 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 April 1946 |
| Fate: | Transferred to the United States Army |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,000 tons |
| Length: | 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) |
| Beam: | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught: | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Speed: | 14 kts |
| Complement: | 233 |
The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif.; and commissioned 5 May 1944 with Commander Harold Farnham Fultz in command.
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