USS Comfort (AH-6)
USS Comfort arrives at Hollandia, February 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, Los Angeles |
| Launched | 18 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 19 April 1946 |
| Notes | Transferred to the United States Army 19 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 6,000 tons |
| Length | 417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
| Speed | 14 kts |
| Complement | 233 |
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The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif.; and commissioned 5 May 1944.