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These were not the first hospital ships employed by the Civil War governments; previous ships used as hospitals, like the hospital ship CSS St. Philip (formerly the Star of the West) in September 1861 and April 1862, retained patients for long periods of time (30–90 days easily) and stayed on station rarely travelling. The Sanitary Commission ...
Red Rover became the U.S. Navy's first hospital ship, serving the Mississippi Squadron until the end of the American Civil War. Her medical complement included nurses from the Catholic order Sisters of the Holy Cross, the first volunteer females to serve on board a Navy ship. In addition to caring for and transporting sick and wounded men, she ...
This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy (CSN), used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners , steamboats , and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN.
These ships all were commissioned in the US Navy, and had a US Navy Crew, but the hospital was operated by the US Army. These ships, unlike the Navy hospital ships, were intended for evacuation and transport of patients after primary care had been given. USS Comfort (AH-6) (1944–1946) USS Hope (AH-7) (1944–1946) USS Mercy (AH-8) (1944–1946)
Nevertheless, Ben Morgan was fitted out as a hospital ship and was sent to Hampton Roads, Virginia, to take over the role of the Norfolk Naval Hospital which had fallen into Confederate hands when Union forces evacuated Norfolk, Virginia, on April 20, 1861, three days after the Virginia convention had voted for secession.
However, without government subsidized mail service, both ships proved too costly for this purpose, given the stiff competition from more efficient screw steamers and European competitors. [2] [6] The Fulton was later used in the Hospital Transport Service, at the New York quarantine station. [6]
United States Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort in 2009.. A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital.Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. [1]
Civil War naval ships of the United States include all naval ships designed, built, or operated in the United States during the American Civil War period (approximately 1860 to 1865). Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.