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| Keywords: hospital ship hospitalship vietnam war vietnamwar waterfront water vehicle blackandwhite boat ship black and white The Navy Hospital ship USS Repose (AH-16), once known as "Angel of the Orient" to United States personnel fighting in Korea, is again being readied for duty with the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Repose was recommissioned in October 1965 following extensive overhaul and outfitting work at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard. The ship had been in mothballs since 1954. The 15,000 ton vessel is now the only fully operational hospital ship in the Navy, and is equipped with the latest in diagnostic and treatment equipment including a heart-lung machine and a frozen blood bank. Captain Eugene H. Maher, USN, of Ogden, Utah is commanding officer of the ship and Captain Paul Engle, USN, of Petoskey, Michigan is in charge of the 316 doctors, nurses, and corpsmen assigned to Repose. The Navy Hospital ship USS Repose (AH-16), once known as "Angel of the Orient" to United States personnel fighting in Korea, is again being readied for duty with the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Repose was recommissioned in October 1965 following extensive overhaul and outfitting work at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard. The ship had been in mothballs since 1954. The 15,000 ton vessel is now the only fully operational hospital ship in the Navy, and is equipped with the latest in diagnostic and treatment equipment including a heart-lung machine and a frozen blood bank. Captain Eugene H. Maher, USN, of Ogden, Utah is commanding officer of the ship and Captain Paul Engle, USN, of Petoskey, Michigan is in charge of the 316 doctors, nurses, and corpsmen assigned to Repose. | ||||
