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Mercy Ships announced this week that the
Global Mercy ™ has now completed deep water sea trials, one of the final milestones in the countdown towards the hospital ship’s delivery, equipping, maiden voyage and launch into service to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022.
Deep-water trials are designed to test the vessel during extended sailing time to ensure that all systems are fully operational and in line with strict standards and specifications. Tests include areas engine performance and fuel consumption, navigation and radio equipment, emergency systems, speed tests, maneuverability, engine, and thruster tests as well as safety evaluations.
“These deep-water trials represent a critical checklist for our new purpose-built ship to become the platform for service it is designed to be. Trials systematically test operational aspects by putting the vessel through paces for an extended period at sea. I am pleased to say that the
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About Mercy Ships Australia Mercy Ships is a unique medical hospital ship charity. We have transformed the lives of more than 2.7 million people in the least developed countries for over 40 years. Surgeons, nurses and other staff volunteer their services and pay for their own expenses so we can treat more people.
World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship, the Global Mercy™, Successfully Passes Final Sea Trials
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Monday 10 May 2021: Mercy Ships announced this week that the
Global Mercy ™ has now completed deep water sea trials, one of the final milestones in the countdown towards the hospital ship’s delivery, equipping, maiden voyage and launch into service to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022.
Mercy Ships New Hospital Ship Completes Sea Trials
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Global Mercy (Photo: Mercy Ships)
Mercy Ships announced that its newly built hospital ship Global Mercy has completed sea trials leading up to delivery, equipping, maiden voyage and launch into service to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022.
The first-of-its-kind 174-meter vessel, designed by Finnish naval architect Deltamarin and built at the Tianjin Xingang Shipyard in China, is the world’s largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship. It has a beam of 28.6 meters, with a design draft of 6.15 meters and gross tonnage of 37,000.
The sea trials, designed to test the vessel during extended sailing time to ensure that all systems are fully operational and in line with strict standards and specifications, included engine performance and fuel consumption, navigation and radio equipment, emergency systems, speed tests, maneuverability, engine and thruster tests as well as safety evaluations. The vessel has a
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