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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
AH-6 USS Comfort
- Comfort class Hospital Ship:
- Displacement: 9,800 (full load)
- Length: 418'
- Beam: 60'
- Draft: 24'
- Speed: 15.5 knots (max); 13.5 knots (econ)
- Armament: NONE
- Complement: 516; 400+ patients
- Geared turbine engines; single screw; 4,000 hp
- Built at Consolidated Steel, Wilmongton, Calif., and commissioned 5 May 1944
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Last updated:
January 13, 2001