USS Benevolence

USS Benevolence (AH-13) a United States Navy Hospital Ship, was built as SS Marine Lion in 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., in Chester, Pennsylvania, under a Maritime Commission contract. She was a C4-class ship, which were the largest cargo ships built by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) during World War II. Among the variations of the design were the Haven-class hospital ship, including Benevolence and five others.

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  Hughes Mining Barge ⓘ
  submarine

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  SS Ohioan ⓘ
  1914 cargo ship

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  USAT General Frank M. Coxe ⓘ
  American army transport ship

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  USCGC Fir ⓘ
  Lighthouse tender

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  USS Benevolence ⓘ
  Haven class hospital ship

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  USS Boston ⓘ
  one of the U.S. Navy's first four steel ships

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  USS Potomac ⓘ
  United States presidential yacht

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  USS Quapaw ⓘ
  1943 Abnaki-class tug

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  USS Stewart ⓘ
  1920 Clemson-class destroyer

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  Relief ⓘ
  lightvessel

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1944-06-24T00:00:00Z

1944-06-24T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1947-06-30T00:00:00Z

1947-06-30T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1947-07-01T00:00:00Z

1947-07-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1846-07-09T00:00:00Z

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1846 Battle of Yerba Buena

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Navy nurse and released POW on USS benevolence, August 1945 highres

Cpl. Leopold Anthony Mulikowski, WSMC, of Muskegon, Mich., rests on board the USS Benevolence, AH-13, after rescue... - NARA - 520929

USS Benevolence (AH-13)

USS Benevolence (AH-13) at Bikini lagoon in 1946

D45-456-003 (2777267951)

Three hospital ships docked at Yokohama (MAMAS D45-456-3-9), National Museum of Health and Medicine (3300152434)

U.S.S. Benevolence sinking (BUMED 09-5061-4), U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives (4574859746)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1846	Battle of Yerba Buena	United States, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hughes Mining Barge	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Ohioan	cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USAT General Frank M. Coxe	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USCGC Fir	lighthouse tender, buoy tender	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Benevolence	hospital ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Boston	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Potomac	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Quapaw	tug, Abnaki-class tug	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Stewart	patrol boats of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Clemson-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1950	Relief	preserved watercraft, lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1870	Hunters Point Naval Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1849	Union Iron Works	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1907	Western Pipe and Steel Company	shipbuilding, business, manufacturer	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		General Engineering & Dry Dock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1905	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1906	Moore Dry Dock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1942	Marinship	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Chamberlin	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Yates	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Devil’s Bunker	place, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Mason	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Miley Military Reservation	United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, fort, park	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Winfield Scott	human settlement, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1848	Fort Point	National Park Service, fort, National Historic Site	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort McDowell	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1908	Fort Barry	fort, United States Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1930	Fort Cronkhite	fort, National Park Service, park	Wikidata
site	museum		SF-88	military museum, missile launch site	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Hornet	preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Pampanito	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, military museum, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	Red Oak Victory	preserved watercraft, military museum, cargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo ship	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	USS Hornet Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Navy nurse and released POW on USS benevolence, August 1945 highres		Commons
commons	image		Cpl. Leopold Anthony Mulikowski, WSMC, of Muskegon, Mich., rests on board the USS Benevolence, AH-13, after rescue... - NARA - 520929		Commons
commons	image		USS Benevolence (AH-13)		Commons
commons	image		USS Benevolence (AH-13) at Bikini lagoon in 1946		Commons
commons	image		D45-456-003 (2777267951)		Commons
commons	image		Three hospital ships docked at Yokohama (MAMAS D45-456-3-9), National Museum of Health and Medicine (3300152434)		Commons
commons	image		U.S.S. Benevolence sinking (BUMED 09-5061-4), U.S. Navy BUMED Library and Archives (4574859746)		Commons