Mississippi asks Biden administration to send military hospital ship

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60. "there's only one ship"

The U.S. Navy has two hospital ships: the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) and the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20).

These ships are unmistakable, with their gleaming bright white hulls and huge red crosses painted on the sides.

Both ships are converted San Clemente-class supertankers that were built in the 1970s by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, and then purchased by the Navy and converted to hospital ships in the late 1980s. Military Sealift Command operates both ships.

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/military-hospital-ships-3354133