SS ''Hope'' was a
hospital ship
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. ...
operated by
Project HOPE
Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is an international global health and humanitarian aid non-governmental organization founded in the United States in 1958. Project HOPE works in five main areas: disasters and health cri ...
. This vessel was originally a
US Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...
hospital ship, . ''Consolation'' was donated to Project Hope in 1958, and under its new name served from 1960 until 1974, when she was retired. ''Hope'' was not replaced, and the emphasis of Project HOPE switched entirely to land-based operations. The project was founded by
William B. Walsh William Bertalan Walsh, M.D. (April 26, 1920 – December 27, 1996) was the founder of Project HOPE (USA).
Walsh was born on April 26, 1920, in Brooklyn. He received a bachelor's degree from St. John's University (New York), St. John's University i ...
.
List of voyages
While in charitable service from 1960 to 1974, this ship voyaged around the world:
*Voyage 1, to Indonesia and South Vietnam, September 1960 – September 1961
*Voyage 2, to Peru, May 1962 – March 1963
*Voyage 3, to Ecuador, November 1963 – September 1964
*Voyage 4, to Guinea, September 1964 – September 1965
*Voyage 5, to Nicaragua, January 1966 – November 1966
*Voyage 6, to Colombia, February 1967 – December 1967
*Voyage 7, to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), February 1968 – March 1969
*Voyage 8, to Tunisia, August 1969 – August 1970
*Voyage 9, to the West Indies, January 1971 – November 1971
*Voyages 10 and 11, to Brazil, February 1972 – March 1974
Features
One special piece of equipment was a machine called the ''Iron Cow''. Using distilled seawater, combined with
milk solids
Powdered milk, also called milk powder, dried milk, or dry milk, is a manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. One purpose of drying milk is to preserve it; milk powder has a far longer shelf life than liquid milk and d ...
and
butterfat
Butterfat or milkfat is the fatty portion of milk. Milk and cream are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain.
Composition
Butterfat is mainly composed of triglycerides. Each triglyceride contains three fatty acids. Butt ...
, it was capable of turning out 1,000 gallons of milk daily.
This 15,000-ton ship had a pharmacy, three operating rooms, a radiology department, an isolation ward, and closed-circuit television for viewing operations. The medical crew typically consisted of 150 nurses and 100 doctors, who taught American practices in various medical specialties, to colleagues around the world.
See also
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Margaret Storkan
Margaret Ann Storkan (September 1, 1919 – December 3, 2000) was an American dermatologist who was clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Southern California. She was particularly known for her work on the sailings of the hos ...
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Hospital ships of the United States Navy