.jpg) USS Benevolence (AH-13) Moored in Bikini Atoll lagoon, during Operation Crossroads, mid-July 1946. Several of the operation target ships are visible in the background.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Ordered | 19 February 1942 |
| Launched | 24 June 1944 |
| Acquired | 19 June 1944 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1945 |
| Decommissioned |
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| Fate | Sunk off San Francisco, California, in a collision 25 August 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 11,141 tons empty (15,100 max) |
| Length | 520 ft (160 m) |
| Beam | 71.6 ft (21.8 m) |
| Draught | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Installed power | Two boilers |
| Propulsion | One geared steam turbine, single screw |
| Speed | 17.5 knots |
| Capacity | 802 patients |
| Complement | 95 officers, 606 enlisted men |
| Armament | None |
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.
She displaced 11,141 tons fully loaded, was 520 feet (160 m) long, had a beam of 71.6 feet (21.8 m) and a draft 24 feet (7.3 m). Her maximum speed was 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph). She was sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Unter, transferred to the United States Navy on 31 July 1944, converted to a hospital ship by Todd-Erie Basin Shipyard, Inc., Brooklyn and was commissioned on 12 May 1945.