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Originally Posted by Kowalski2011
While stationed at Naval Hospital Oakland in the late 80s and early 90s, I was attached to the USNS Mercy Hospital ship docked in Alameda. I trained and supplied her for deployment in Desert Shield, though as personnel wave 3 by chance I never deployed before her return home.
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Speaking as a non-medical type, it seems to me that the Navy really got their money's worth out of those two hospital ships. The concept was pretty cool: convert an oil tanker to a hospital ship. They've been around for quite a while; we could probably get another couple of retired tankers and do it again if needed. Thanks for weighing in on the Navy thread, Doc!
