Hospital Ships AH

Hospital Ships (AH)

Many auxiliaries were created by converting existing ships; others were built new but starting with an existing design; the balance were both designed and built for their purpose. In this table, only AH 1 represents the second and third categories - the ships that were purpose-built. There are some gaps in the data, particularly for the conversions. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2015-03-25.

Type	#	Original Name	Built by	Hull#	Ship Type or US Govt. Design	US Govt. #	Built	Converted by	Name After Conversion	LDT	LOA	Delivered as an AH	Disposition
AH		John Englis	Delaware River Iron SB	288	Psgr./Cargo		1896	Mare Island NSY	Relief	3,300	314	1908	To USA 1898 as Relief, to USN 1902, renamed Repose 1918, sold 1919, Hai Ning 1923, Mindanao 1937, Lanao 1937, sunk off Cebu 1942
AH	1	Relief	Philadelphia NSY							9,800	484	28-Dec-20	Scrapped 1948
AH	2	Creole	Newport News SB	16	Psgr./Cargo		1896		Solace	3,800	377	14-Apr-98	Scrapped 1930
AH	3	Havana	Cramp SB	340	Psgr./Cargo		1906	New York NSY	Comfort	10,100	430	18-Mar-18	Sold 1921, later Havana 1927, Yucatan 1935, USAT Agwileon 1941, USAHS Shamrock 1943, scrapped 1948
AH	4	Saratoga	Cramp SB	341	Psgr./Cargo		1907	New York NSY	Mercy	9,450	430	24-Jan-18	Scrapped 1939
AH	5	Iroquois	Newport News SB	306	Psgr./Cargo		1927	Atlantic Basin IW	Solace	8,900	409	9-Aug-41	Sold 1948 as liner Ankara, scrapped 1981
AH	6	Comfort	Consolidated Wilm.	337	C1-B	MC 1021	1943	Beth San Pedro		6,000	416	5-May-44	To USA 1946, to NDRF 1949, to MMA 1953 as State of Maine, scrapped 1967
AH	7	Fred Morris	Consolidated Wilm.	331	C1-B	MC 490	1943	Long Beach NSY	Hope	6,000	416	15-Aug-44	To USA 1946, to NDRF 1950, scrapped 1978
AH	8	Mercy	Consolidated Wilm.	338	C1-B	MC 1032	1943	Los Angeles SB		6,000	416	7-Aug-44	To USA 1946, to NDRF 1949, to NYSMA 1956 as Empire State III, scrapped 1970
AH	9	Henderson	Philadelphia NSY		Transport	AP 1	1917	General Eng'g.	Bountiful	7,730	484	23-Mar-44	Scrapped 1948
AH	10	Chaumont	A.I.S.C.	671	Transport	AP 5	1920		Samaritan	12,275	448	1-Mar-44	Scrapped 1948
AH	11	Blue Hen State	New York Ship	250	Psgr./Cargo		1921	Maryland DD	Refuge	16,800	523	24-Feb-44	President Garfield 1922, President Madison 1938, Kenmore (AP 62) 1942, scrapped 1948
AH	12	Marine Hawk	Sun SB	348	C4-S-B2	MC 743	1944	Todd Brooklyn	Haven	11,150	520	5-May-45	Sold 1967, chemical carrier Clendenin 1968, Alaskan 1969, scrapped 1987
AH	13	Marine Lion	Sun SB	349	C4-S-B2	MC 744	1944	Todd Brooklyn	Benevolence	11,150	520	12-May-45	In collision and sank 1950
AH	14	Marine Dolphin	Sun SB	350	C4-S-B2	MC 745	1944	Atlantic Basin IW	Tranquillity	11,150	520	24-Apr-45	Scrapped 1974
AH	15	Marine Walrus	Sun SB	351	C4-S-B2	MC 746	1944	Beth Hoboken	Consolation	11,150	520	22-May-45	To Project Hope 1960 as Hope, scrapped 1975
AH	16	Marine Beaver	Sun SB	352	C4-S-B2	MC 747	1944	Beth Brooklyn	Repose	11,150	520	26-May-45	Scrapped 1975
AH	17	Marine Owl	Sun SB	353	C4-S-B2	MC 748	1944	Todd Hoboken	Sanctuary	11,150	520	20-Jun-45	Sold 1989 but laid up, scrapped 2011
AH	18	Saint John	Newport News SB	350	Psgr./Cargo		1945	New York NSY	Rescue	8,350	403	18-Jan-45	Antaeus (AS 21) 1941, AG 67 1943, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1959
AH	19	Worth	NASSCO	394	T8-S-100b	MA 299	1976	NASSCO	Mercy	24,172	894	8-Nov-86	Active
AH	20	Rose City	NASSCO	396	T8-S-100b	MA 301	1976	NASSCO	Comfort	24,172	894	1-Feb-87	Active

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