Haven Class Hospital Ship - Haven-class Ships

Haven-class Ships

  • USS Haven (AH-12) — lead ship of class; used in Operation Crossroads and Korean War
  • USS Benevolence (AH-13) — present for Surrender of Japan; sunk 1950 off California coast after collision
  • USS Tranquillity (AH-14)
  • USS Consolation (AH-15) — first hospital ship to receive casualties directly by helicopter
  • USS Repose (AH-16) — last Haven class to be decommissioned; processed 9,000 battle casualties during the Vietnam War
  • USS Sanctuary (AH-17) — Only Haven class ship still in existence
Haven class hospital ship
  • Haven
  • Benevolence
  • Tranquillity
  • Consolation
  • Repose
  • Sanctuary
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