By 1987 the ship was bought by the US Navy and converted into the USNS Comfort, the second of two Mercy-Class Hospital Ships. The USNS COMFORT has served in such missions as the Terror attacks on 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the devastating 2010 earthquake that hit Haiti. The crew consists of approximately 60 permanent crew members, the rest of approximant 1000 crew members come from 10 commands f
rom around the Navy. When called into action the USNS COMFORT can be activated and leave port in 5 days. But, has done it in as little as 24 hours. The USNS Comfort is a unique ship with a unique mission. Welcome to the USNS COMFORT'S Facebook Fan Page! This page is intended to provide updated information and discussion on the USNS Comfort. Please visit our official homepage at http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/usnscomfort/Pages/default.aspx. While this is an open forum, it's also a family friendly one, so please keep your comments and posts clean. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here. Comments and posts that do not follow these guidelines will be removed:
- We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.
- We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.
- We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
- Apparent spam will be removed and may cause the author(s) to be blocked from page without notice.
- You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.
- For Official Use Only (FOUO), classified, pre-decisional, proprietary or business-sensitive information should never be discussed here. Don't post personnel lists, rosters, organization charts or directories. For information about Operations Security, contact the Naval OPSEC Support Team at [email protected]. The appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. Navy or Department of Defense.
