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LR selected as classification society for worlds largest civilian hospital ship

Mercy Ships has announced that it has reached an agreement with Asian and European shipbuilding firms to purpose-build a new 36,600-GRT hospital ship for Mercy Ships

Peace Ark is the first hospital ship in the world with a 10,000-tonne capacity Peace Ark is the first hospital ship in the world with a 10,000-tonne capacity. China independently developed and built it.It has 8 decks; 32 departments; and 428 soldiers, officers and medical workers aboard.

To provide medical services to local residents China's first self-designed 10,000-ton-class hospital ship "The Peace Ark" has left China on a 100-day voyage to the Caribbean, where it will visit Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica as part of a mission dubbed "Harmonious Mission 2011" to provide medical services to local residents.No expected arrival time or detailed itinerary was released, however, with a crew complement of 416, and 107 of them being medical staff such as doctors and nurses; the "Peace Ark" is also the very first 10,000-ton-class hospital ship in the world. It carries the latest medical equipment and hardware systems, advanced navigational and operational systems, 1,512 types of medicines, accommodation for 300 beds, and a rescue helicopter.According to the on-line publication, CRI reporters interviewed some of the crew members to get an overall understanding of the mission as well as hear some moving stories.As the sun rose over the horizon, the "Peace Ark" embarked upon her long journey and the crew waved their hands towards their motherland. However, some of the crew members had to stay below decks and bid farewell to their home from the bottom of their hearts.Colonel Cheng Jianrong, the chief electrician of ...