09566 - USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)
USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)
Key Facts
- Mercy-class hospital ship
- Delivered to Navy December 1, 1987
- Homeported at Norfolk, VA since 2013
- 1,000 patient beds, 12 operating rooms
- Operated by Military Sealift Command
About ZIP Code 09566
FPO AE 09566 serves USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), one of two Mercy-class hospital ships in the United States Navy and the third Navy ship to bear the name Comfort. Homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia since March 2013, the ship was originally built as the oil tanker SS Rose City in 1976 before being converted to a hospital ship and delivered to the Navy on December 1, 1987. The USNS prefix indicates the ship is operated by civilian mariners of Military Sealift Command rather than a commissioned Navy crew.
USNS Comfort contains 12 fully equipped operating rooms and can accommodate up to 1,000 patient beds, making it one of the largest trauma facilities in the world. The ship has responded to numerous humanitarian crises including the September 11 attacks (2001), Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Haiti earthquake (2010), and the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City (2020). Comfort regularly deploys on Continuing Promise missions providing medical assistance throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Mail for personnel aboard T-AH 20 routes through the Newark International Service Center. Address format: Name, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Unit 100362 Box number, FPO AE 09566. The ship's homeport was moved from Baltimore to Norfolk in 2013 to save approximately $2 million annually and position the ship closer to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and other supplies.
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