Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AH-17 USS Sanctuary

• Haven class Hospital Ship:
• Displacement: 15,226 tons (full load)
• Length: 522'10"
• Beam: 71'8"
• Draft: 30'
• Speed: 17 knots
• Armament: None (Hague and Geneva Conventions)
• Complement: 568
• Beds/Patients: 796
• Geared turbine engine (combination H.P./L.P.), single screw, 9,000 hp
• Maritime Commission C4-S-B2 type
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Penn., and commissioned 20 June 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Sanctuary
• Hospital Ship USS Sanctuary
• USS Sanctuary (AH-17)

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