COMFORT T-AH 20

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Mercy Class Hospital Ship Keel Laid 1 May 1975 as SS ROSE CITY Launched & Delivered 1 February 1976 Acquired U.S. Navy 2 April 1985 Converted to Hospital Ship & Assigned to U.S. Military Sealift Command USNS COMFORT T-AH-20 Placed In Service 1 February 1987

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Comfort T-AH-20 Covers Page 1    (1988-2020)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (D2,T-AH 20,USNS)

1998-06-13

Rubber stamp cachet for the Naming Ceremony on August 15 1987

 

Locy Type 2-2tny (USNS, FPO AE 09566-4008) ("Atten: Purser")

2009-05-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USNS)

2005-10-07

From the Foster E. Miller III collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USNS, FPO AE 09566-4008)

2007-07-16

Cachet by Douglas Ebert and contributed by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type 11-2(n) (USNS, FPO AE 09566)

2015-06-02

"Continuing Promise 2015", Cachet by Rich Hoffner

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USNS, FPO AE 09566)

2019-10-19

"2019 Humanitarian Deployment", Cachet by Rich Hoffner. This postmark was on the SASE returning this cover.

 

Locy Type 12-1(n)(USNS)

2015-06-02

"Continuing Promise 2015", Cachet by Rich Hoffner

 

Locy Type 12-2c (USNS, FPO AE 09566)

2019-10-19

"2019 Humanitarian Deployment", Cachet by Rich Hoffner.

 

Other Information

USNS COMFORT has earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the US Public Health Service Unit Citation Ribbon, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) as of 2016.

NAMESAKE - To assuage pain, to console

 

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