"USS Solace LHD "What If" Hospital Ship " Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Nov 2016 9:34 p.m. PST |
"The idea for converting an amphibious assault ship into a hospital ship did not come from me, but rather from a website I stumbled across while browsing the Internet: coalitionofhope.org. Coalition of Hope's (COH) goal is to hopefully purchase and renovate the decommissioned USS Nassau (LHA-4) amphibious assault ship into a humanitarian assistance disaster relief vessel, which will serve as a sea-based platform for conducting humanitarian assistance disaster relief operations. While the thought of a civilian agency operating an ex-LHA might seem nice, it may not be possible due to the costs, ship renovations, etc. that are required. However, this did not stop me from doing a "What If" model project on what such a ship might be like, but NOT in operation of a civilian entity. Instead, I chose to incorporate some of the COH's ideas into constructing a hypothetical what if replacement for the US Navy Military Sealift Command's "MERCY" class hospital ships which are about 40+ years old…."
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| bsrlee | 18 Nov 2016 11:56 p.m. PST |
A nit pick but hospital ships are supposed to be white with green stripes IIRC not all white. |
| Charlie 12 | 19 Nov 2016 8:52 a.m. PST |
Actually the green stripe requirement was dropped after the Korean War. |
| Tango01 | 19 Nov 2016 10:37 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend.
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| Lion in the Stars | 19 Nov 2016 10:26 p.m. PST |
That's a cool find, Armand! |
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