MV Africa Mercy
The hospital ship Africa Mercy during a mission to Conakry. | |
| History | |
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| Builder | Helsingørs Værft AS, Helsingør, Denmark |
| Launched | 8 August 1979 |
| Maiden voyage | Monrovia, Liberia |
| In service | 2007 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7803188 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics (after 1999 rebuild) | |
| Tonnage | 16,572 GT |
| Length | 152.00 m (498 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 23.70 m (77 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × B & W diesels |
| Propulsion | 2 × controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) |
| Capacity | 484 |
| Crew | 450 |
MV Africa Mercy is a 152 m (498 ft 8 in), 16,572 GT hospital ship belonging to the humanitarian organization Mercy Ships. Converted from the rail ferry MS Dronning Ingrid in 2007, she is currently the world's second largest non-governmental floating hospital, following the organization's newest and largest ship, the MV Global Mercy.