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Originally Posted by billnchristy
It's about time on hospital ships.
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I don't think these T-EMSs are meant to replace the AHs. But you are correct -- it's about time the two AHs were replaced. It should not be particularly difficult: Buy a (new? used?) supertanker and reconfigure it as a state-of-the art full-service hospital ship.
I suspect somebody is worried about war in the Pacific with the Chinese and that is the rationale for these T-EMSs. Some sources say that are closer to MEDEVAC ships than hospital ships. And yet they do have operating rooms, etc.