USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20)
(ex - MA 301, ROSE CITY)
HOSPITAL SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		AH 19				UIC:		21637
Status:		Military Sealift Command (MSC) Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force				Fleet:		MSC U.S. ATLANTIC COAST
Date Status Changed:		12/01/1987				Homeport:		NORFOLK, VA
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		National Steel & Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		06/01/1973				Commission Date:
Keel Date:		05/01/1975				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		02/01/1976				Decommission Date:
Age (since Launch)		42.8				Years from Commission to Decommission:
Delivery Date:		02/01/1976				In-Service Date:		12/01/1987
Age (since Delivery)		42.8				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		894 ft				Waterline Length:
Extreme Beam:		106 ft				Waterline Beam:		106 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		33 ft				Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:		24712 tons				Full Displacement:		69360 tons
Dead Weight:		44648 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		1
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbine
Accommodations:			Officers:
			Enlisted:
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
Planning Yard:			Military Sealift Command
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:		MSC
Comments:
Last Updated:		03/05/2018
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