Development of the Hospital Ship Replacement (HSR) Concept - Maximizing Capability & Affordability

Abstract

The Center for Innovation in Ship Design (CISD) requested a design effort to refine and expand upon a previous development of a concept that could serve as a replacement for the existing hospital ships, USNS Mercy (T-AHS 19) and USNS Comfort (T-AHS 20). These ships are over 35 years old and are expected to be replaced once they are at the end of their service life. The Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) have stressed the need for modular medical facilities and amphibious support to enable increased ship-to-shore patient transfer and to extend medical capabilities ashore. The main objectives of this study include the development of the previous Hospital Ship Replacement (HSR) concept to incorporate improvements to general arrangements and the patient transfer interface, and to apply commercial design standards to result in a more producible and lower cost ship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA614483

Entities

People

  • Ashley Mcclelland
  • Chad Verbano
  • Heather Tomaszek
  • Jennifer Kelso

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boats
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Disasters
  • Ground Effect Machines
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Hulls (Marine)
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Intact Stability
  • Medical Personnel
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Patient Care
  • Ship Design
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.