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Monday, March 9, 2026
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1,
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Trump’s Greenland Hospital Ship Now Sailing Up West Coast After Panama Canal Transit

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is currently sailing north along the West Coast off Mexico after transiting the Panama Canal last week, according to

8 hours ago
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., March 27, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts
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Hospital Ship USNS Mercy Departs Alabama as Greenland Mission Remains Unclear

The hospital ship USNS Mercy departed Alabama Shipyard on Tuesday, transiting southbound through the Gulf of Mexico at about 10.5 knots, closing out

February 24, 2026
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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Too Much Ice and Too Little Draft: The Harsh Reality Facing a U.S. Hospital Ship Mission to Greenland

President Trump’s proposal to dispatch a U.S. hospital ship to Greenland would run into a combination of environmental and logistical hurdles that make such

February 23, 2026
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Sunday, February 22, 2026
The hospital ship USNS Mercy arrives at the Port of Los Angeles to assist area medical facilities during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Pedro, California, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Greenland Says ‘No Thanks’ To Trump’s Hospital Ship

COPENHAGEN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday “no thanks” to U.S. President

February 22, 2026
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Aerial view of the U.S. Navy hospital ships USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort moored side by side at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, with Mercy in drydock and Comfort alongside the pier during scheduled maintenance.
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Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard

Update: Hospital Ship Departs Alabama Shipyard President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship

February 22, 2026
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Saturday, December 6, 2025
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Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica As US Gunboats Ply Caribbean

By Jim Wyss Dec 5, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart

December 6, 2025
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Saturday, April 16, 2022
Hospital Ship Mercy In Port
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Engineer Who Tried To Kamikaze A US Navy Hospital Ship With A Train Gets Prison

by John Konrad (gCaptain) At the Port of Los Angeles, the locomotive engineer who purposefully ran his train off the tracks at full-speed in an apparent

April 16, 2022
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Hospital Ship Mercy In Port
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USNS Mercy Departs Los Angeles

The USNS Mercy departed the Port of Los Angeles Friday morning after seven weeks supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in the region.  The 1,000-bed U.S. Navy

May 15, 2020
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., March 27, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts
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Train Engineer Deliberately Derails Locomotive Towards USNS Mercy

A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles is facing federal felony charges for allegedly running a train locomotive at full speed off the end tracks towards

April 1, 2020
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Friday, March 27, 2020
The hospital ship USNS Mercy arrives at the Port of Los Angeles to assist area medical facilities during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Pedro, California, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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USNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles

The hospital ship USNS Mercy has arrived at the Port of Los Angeles bringing with it 1,000 hospital beds, 800 medical staff, emergency rooms and ICUs to

March 27, 2020
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Monday, March 23, 2020
Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ Steaming to Los Angeles to Assist with COVID-19 Response
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Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ Steaming to Los Angeles to Assist with COVID-19 Response

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy departed her homeport at Naval Station San Diego today and is now underway to Los Angeles in support of the nation’s

March 23, 2020
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Thursday, March 19, 2020
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California Asks President Trump to Deploy USNS Mercy to Los Angeles ‘Immediately’

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Reuters) – California’s governor on Thursday asked President Donald Trump to send a

March 19, 2020
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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As Venezuela Tensions Mount, U.S. to Deploy Hospital Ship to Region

By Phil Stewart May 7 (Reuters) – As tensions with Venezuela mount, the United States is planning to announce on Tuesday the deployment of a military

May 7, 2019
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy is Back in Pearl Harbor And Didn’t Hit Anything This Time
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy is Back in Pearl Harbor And Didn’t Hit Anything This Time

Kidding. But seriously, the USNS Mercy arrived back in Pearl Harbor on Wednesday and did not hit anything as it passed the USS Arizona Memorial. The

September 17, 2015
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy Replenishment at Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – USNS Mercy Replenishment at Sea

The Japanese oiler JS Mashu in a replenishment at sea with the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2015. Now in its 10th year,

August 17, 2015
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Monday, July 13, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – USNS Mercy in Papua New Guinea
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Ship Photo of the Day – USNS Mercy in Papua New Guinea

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) sits at anchorage in Simpson Harbor off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, July 6, 2015.

July 13, 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015
USS Arizona Incident – Military Sealift Command to Lead Investigation
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USS Arizona Incident – Military Sealift Command to Lead Investigation

  The Military Sealift Command will lead the U.S. Navy’s investigation into an incident involving the hospital ship USNS Mercy resulting in damage

May 29, 2015
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