The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy departed San Diego July 17, en route to a one-year, scheduled maintenance period at the Alabama Shipyard in Mobile. Upon completion, the ship will return to San Diego.
Operated by MSC, Mercy has been in San Diego in a reduced operating status, meaning the ship can be activated within five days in support of mission. Most recently, the ship participated in the Pacific Partnership 2024 humanitarian mission and was deployed to Los Angeles during the 2020 COVID crisis, where it served as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients.
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