Sunday, August 09, 2015

Be proud…this is us: (T-AH 20) USNS Comfort: theBrigade

Slow Sunday.
I did come across this little photo essay on theBrigade, though.
A few pictures are in order from the post, I believe. Just having a link would not seem right.
http://thebrigade.com/2015/08/04/be-proudthis-is-us-usns-comfort-t-ah-20-in-high-res-67-hq-photos/





This ship along with Mercy are valuable assets in the Maritime Capability of the United States.
Vitals are from Wikipedia:
  • Patient Capacity:
    • Intensive care wards: 80 beds
    • Recovery wards: 20 beds
    • Intermediate care wards: 280 beds
    • Light care wards: 120 beds
    • Limited care wards: 500 beds
    • Total Patient Capacity: 1000 beds
    • Operating Rooms: 12
  • Departments and Facilities:
    • Casualty reception
    • Intensive care unit
    • Radiological services
    • Main laboratory plus satellite lab
    • Central sterile receiving
    • Medical supply/pharmacy
    • Physical therapy and burn care
    • Dental services
    • Optometry/lens lab
    • Morgue
    • Laundry
    • Oxygen producing plants (two)
    • Medical Photography
    • Four distilling plants to make drinking water from sea water (300,000 US gallons (1,100,000 l; 250,000 imp gal) per day)

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