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U.S.S. HOPE
(AH-7)Click to view crew list
AH-7 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 30 AUG 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 AUG 1944 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 9 MAY 1946 | ||
| JUN | 1965 | - | MAY | 1966 | HOPE was put in service, Mid '60's, deployed to SA for Aid serv. |
AH-7 General Specifications
Class: Comfort-class hospital ship
Complement: 516 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6000 tons
Length: 419 feet 9 inches
Beam: 60 feet
Draft: 24 feet 3 in
Final Disposition: Sold for Scrap