USNS Induduzo Nomusa
Izikebhe zezibhedlela ziye zaba yizikhali zemikhumbi e-United States ngaphakathi kokubili kwezempi nezamaNavy kusukela ezinsukwini zokuqala zezwe. Imikhumbi yamanje yesibhedlela isasebenza namuhla ku-USNS Mercy ephuma eNtshonalanga YaseNegeal Base San Diego kanye ne-USNS Induduzo evela e-East Coast Naval Base Norfolk. Lezi ziyizinguqulo zesithathu zalezi mikhumbi namagama abo amabili abesebenzele kokubili iMpi Yezwe I kanye neMpi Yezwe II ngokulandelana.
I-USNS Mercy ne-USNS Induduzo yesithathu yiwona kuphela wemikhumbi esibhedlela esebenzayo eMnyangweni wezokuVikela. Nansi umlando oningiliziwe wemikhumbi yezibhedlela zase-United States kusukela ezinsukwini zokuqala zezwe kuze kube namuhla:
Umlando weMikhumbi yezibhedlela zase-United States
Ngaphambi kwesibili i-Geneva Convention ka-1906 ne-Hague Convention ka-1907, lapho izikebhe zezibhedlela zaziwa njengezikhundla ezikhethekile, iMavy yayinemikhumbi engu-6 ekhethwe esibhedlela -
I-USS Intrepid (1798), i-ketch eyathunjwa e-United States Navy ngesikhathi iMpi Yokuqala Yomhlaba.
U-USS uBen Morgan (1826), i-schooner eyatholakala yi-Union Navy phakathi neMpi Yomphakathi YaseMelika.
I-USS Pawnee (1859), i-sloop-of-war e-United States Navy ngesikhathi seMelika Yempi.
I-USS Red Rover (1859), i-Steamer ye-Confederate States of America eyama-650-ton ukuthi i-United States Navy ibambe futhi iphinda iphinde ibuye.
I-USS Home (1862), isitimela esikhulu esithengwa yi-Union Navy phakathi neMpi Yomphakathi YaseMelika.
U-USS Relief (1896), owaqala njengomkhumbi wabagibeli uJohn Englis owathengwa yi-United States Army futhi ngo-1902 otholakala yiNavy. Ngomnyaka ka-1918, wabizwa ngokuthi Ukubuyisela ukuvumela ukukhululwa kwegama elithi ku-AH-1 USS Relief .
Futhi, eMpini Yomphakathi, kwakukhona iS Star Star esetshenziswa yi-Confederate States Navy njengoCSS Saint Philip , ekhonza njengesiteshi samanzi kanye nomkhumbi esibhedlela.
Phakathi neMpi Yezwe yokuqala (aka "iMpi Enkulu"), phakathi kukaNovemba 1918 no-March 1919, ezintathu ze-US Navy-operated and staffed Hospital Ships, (USS Comfort , USS Mercy kanye ne-USS Solace ) abagulayo abaphuma eYurophu baya e-United States.
Kusukela eMibuthweni YaseGeneva, i-Navy ibaneMikhumbi Yezibhedlela ezingu-20 kuphela. Amanye asetshenziselwa okwesikhashana, amanye afakwa ekubekeni futhi avuselelwe uma kudingeka. Iningi lalisenkonzweni ngesikhathi seWWII.
Umkhumbi wokuqala we-US Navy eyakhelwe futhi eyakhiwe kusukela ku-keel kuze kube yilapho isikebhe esibhedlela kwakuyi-AH-1 USS Relief ekhulunywe ngaphambili, eyathunyelwa ngo-1920 mhla zingama-28 kuDisemba. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukukhululwa kwaba omunye wemikhumbi yasemhlabeni yesimanje futhi ehlomele kakhulu esibhedlela kanye nazo zonke izikhungo zesibhedlela samanje zogu, futhi namandla ombhede weziguli ezingu-550.
U-AH-1 USS Relief (1920-1946) - yakhelwe futhi yakhiwa ngo-1918 njengeShiphu seSibhedlela esinamandla weziguli ezingu-500.
U-AH-2 USS Solace (1898-1905, 1908-1909, 1909-1921) - owayengumthengisi wesitoreji esasingumthengisi , washintsha waba umkhumbi esibhedlela ngesimo samalunga angaba ngu-200. Kuphawulwe njengesikebhe sokuqala sama-Navy ukuhambisa ifulegi laseGeneva Red Cross.
I-AH-3 USS Induduzo (1907-1917) - owayekade engu-USAT Havana , edluliselwe kusuka e-Army eya e-Navy futhi yaguqulwa yaba yisikebhe esibhedlela ngesimo samagciwane angu-500.
Kuphawulwe njengomunye wemikhumbi emibili yesibhedlela esibhedlela saseNavy ukuze kube nabahlengikazi besifazane.
U-AH-4 USS Mercy (1917) - owayengu-USAT Saratoga , waphenduka waba ngumkhumbi esibhedlela eneziguli ezingu-500. Kuphawulwe njengomunye wemikhumbi emibili yesibhedlela esibhedlela saseNavy ukuze kube nabahlengikazi besifazane.
U-AH-5 USS Solace (1941-1946) - owayengumkhumbi wabagibeli i- Iroquois , waguqulwa waba umkhumbi esibhedlela futhi unamandla weziguli ezingu-450.
I-AH-6 USS Induduzo (1944-1946) - owayengumqhubi wesigodi, waba umkhumbi esibhedlela enekhono lamagciwane angu-400.
I-AH-7 USS Hope (1944-1946) - owayengumkhululi, waba umkhumbi esibhedlela enekhono lamagciwane angu-400.
U-AH-8 USS Mercy (1944-1946) - owayengumkhululi, waba umkhumbi esibhedlela enekhono lamagciwane angu-400.
U-AH-9 USS Unomvuzo omkhulu (1944-1946) - owayengumqhubi wezempi uHenderson , waguqulwa waba umkhumbi esibhedlela unamandla okuba neziguli ezingu-477.
U-AH-10 USS Samariya (1944-1946) - owayengumphathi wezokuthutha we-USS Chaumont (AP-5), waguqulwa waba umkhumbi esibhedlela unamandla okwelapha iziguli ezingu-394.
Ukuphunyuka kwe -AH-11 USS (1944-1946) - owayenguye umkhumbi wezimoto uKenmore , waguqulwa waba umkhumbi esibhedlela kanye nomthamo weziguli ezingu-626.
I-AH-12 USS Haven (1945-1947 *), (1950-1957) - owayengumqhubi waseMarine Hawk , waguqulwa waba yisibhedlela esibhedlela ngamakhono angu-802.
Usizo lwe -AH-13 lwe-USS (1945-1947 *) - owayengumqhubi waseMarine Lion , oguqulwe umkhumbi esibhedlela ngesifo samalungu angu-800.
Ukwethembeka kwe-AH-14 USS (1945-1946 *) - owayengumqhubi we- Marine Dolphin , owaguqulwa waba yisibhedlela esibhedlela, eneziguli ezingama-802.
I-AH-15 USS Consolation (1945-1946 *, 1950-1955) - owayengumqhubi waseMarine Walrus , waba ngumkhumbi esibhedlela eneziguli ezingu-800.
U-AH-16 USS Ukuphumula (1945-1950, 1950-1954, 1965-1970) - owayengumqhubi wangaphambili, waba umkhumbi esibhedlela eneziguli ezingu-800.
I-AH-17 USS Sanctuary (1945-1946 *, 1966-1971, 1972-1975) - owayengumqhubi waseMarine Owl , owaguqulwa waba umkhumbi esibhedlela eneziguli ezingu-796.
U-AH-18 USS Rescue (1945-1946 *) - owayengumkhumbi wabagibeli u- Saint John , waba umkhumbi esibhedlela eneziguli ezingu-792.
T-AH-19 USNS Mercy (1986-present) - owayenguStan Clemente-class supertanker Worth , waphenduka waba ngumkhumbi esibhedlela ngamakamelo okusebenza aphelele okuyi-12, isikhungo esibhedlela esibhedlele esingu-1 000, izinsiza ze-radiological, i-laboratory, ikhemisi, ibhodi le-optometry, isigceme sokunakekela kakhulu, izinsizakalo zamazinyo, i-CT scanner, i-morgue, nezitshalo ezimbili ezikhiqiza oksijini.
T-AH-20 USNS Induduzo (1987-manje) - owayenguStan Clemente-classist supertanker Rose City , yaphenduka umkhumbi esibhedlela ngamakamelo okusebenza aphelele ngokugcwele, isikhungo esibhedlela esibhedlele esingu-1 000, izinsizakalo ze-digital radiological, laboratory yezokwelapha, ikhemisi , i-lab ye-optometry, isigceme sokunakekela kakhulu, izinsizakalo zamazinyo, i-CT scanner, i-morgue, nezitshalo ezimbili ezikhiqiza oksijini.
Imininingwane eminingi emiphakathini emibili yezibhedlela ze-Navy Hospital, Mercy and Comfort . Imikhumbi yomabili ifakwe enqoleni yezindiza ezinamandla okwakhiwa kwezindiza ezinkulu zempi (njengezingqimba ze-CH-53D, CH-53E kanye neMH-53E - kanye neS Hip-17 Hip). Imikhumbi nayo inezindawo zokungena ezibhekene neziguli ezisolwandle. Zikhulu, ezilingana nokuphakama kwesakhiwo sezitezi ezingu-10 futhi cishe ubude bezinkundla ezintathu zebhola (nje i-tad amahloni, ngamamitha angu-894 ubude), futhi isusa amathani angu-69,360. Imikhumbi iqhutshwa yi-Military Sealift Command.
* Le mikhumbi ephawulekayo yaqamba isikhashana i-APH kusukela ngoNovemba, 1945 kuya kuJanuwari, 1946, njengengxenye ye-Operation Magic Carpet. Izinombolo zabo zibuye zashintshwa okwesikhashana -, AH-12 njenge-APH-112, A-13 njenge-APH-113, AH-14 njenge-APH-114, AH-15 njenge-APH-115, AH-17 njenge-APH-117, futhi I-AH-18 njengo-APH-118.
Isiphetho
Phakathi neMpi Yenkhulu yekhulu lama-20, kwakukhona isidingo esikhulu semikhumbi yezibhedlela njengoba izigidi zabantu baseMelika kanye nama Allies ethu beyimpi. Manje lemikhumbi ijwayele ukusetshenziselwa inkinga yobuntu njengezinhlekelele zemvelo njengeziphepho zaseHaiti kodwa futhi nokuthunyelwa okuqhubekayo ku-Central and South American naseCaribbean Islands. Kodwa-ke, i-USNS Comfort kanye noMercy yaya kumaPheresiya ngesikhathi seDesert Storm ngo-1991 kanye nasebudeni be-Iraqi Freedom ngo-2003.