Hospital ship U.S.N.S. MERCY T-AH 19 leaving San Diego for San Pedro

'Mercy was sent to Los Angeles from San Diego to add 1000 beds to the City's hospital capacity to help combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Mercy was to take non-coronavirus patients from area hospitals leaving those beds for virus patients. Although Mercy left on March 23, 2020, she remained just off San Diego for several days to load additional people and supplies. Her early sailing was an effort at public relations. The tugboat in the image, C-Tractor 6, helped pull Mercy off the dock and followed her out to the harbor entrance to take off the harbor pilot. Location: San Diego, from the south end of Shelter Island', Your Story is the Peninsula's Story (YSPS) Online submission, March 26, 2020.
Abstract/Description: 'Mercy was sent to Los Angeles from San Diego to add 1000 beds to the City's hospital capacity to help combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Mercy was to take non-coronavirus patients from area hospitals leaving those beds for virus patients. Although Mercy left on March 23, 2020, she remained just off San Diego for several days to load additional people and supplies. Her early sailing was an effort at public relations. The tugboat in the image, C-Tractor 6, helped pull Mercy off the dock and followed her out to the harbor entrance to take off the harbor pilot. Location: San Diego, from the south end of Shelter Island'
Subject(s): Tugboats
Coronavirus pandemic, 2019-2020
Hospital ships
Mercy (Hospital ship)
San Diego (Calif.)
2011-2020
Coronavirus--Prevention
Title: Hospital ship U.S.N.S. MERCY T-AH 19 leaving San Diego for San Pedro.
Name(s): Young, W. Michael, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Other Date: 2020-03-23
Abstract/Description: 'Mercy was sent to Los Angeles from San Diego to add 1000 beds to the City's hospital capacity to help combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Mercy was to take non-coronavirus patients from area hospitals leaving those beds for virus patients. Although Mercy left on March 23, 2020, she remained just off San Diego for several days to load additional people and supplies. Her early sailing was an effort at public relations. The tugboat in the image, C-Tractor 6, helped pull Mercy off the dock and followed her out to the harbor entrance to take off the harbor pilot. Location: San Diego, from the south end of Shelter Island'
Identifier(s): YSPSON000007.jpg (Local)
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Your Story is the Peninsula's Story (YSPS) Online submission, March 26, 2020.
Subject(s): Tugboats
Coronavirus pandemic, 2019-2020
Hospital ships
Mercy (Hospital ship)
San Diego (Calif.)
2011-2020
Coronavirus--Prevention
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