page_title: USS Comfort (AH-6)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Comfort (AH-6)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Comfort (AH-6) arrives at Hollandia, New Guinea, on 6 February 1945.
context_page_description: The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif.; and commissioned 5 May 1944 with Commander Harold Farnham Fultz in command.
context_section_description: The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif.; and commissioned 5 May 1944 with Commander Harold Farnham Fultz in command.
caption: USS Comfort arrives at Hollandia, February 1945
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