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Photographer:
John Wilson [ View profile ]
Captured:
Oct 7, 2015
Photo Category:
Auxiliaries
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Oct 7, 2015
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2,308 x 1,489

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Chinese Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Type-920 Class hospital ship PLA-N DAISHANDAO (866), also known as PEACE ARK at Brisbane 7 Oct 2015.
Launched: Aug 2007 In service: 22 Dec 2008 in the East Sea Fleet.
14300gt 23000 tons loaded 178.00 x 24.00 x 8.50 19 knots
Crew: 200 + 600 medical personnel
Carries one Z-8JH heli-ambulance.

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Current name:
HE PING FANG ZHOU
Current flag:
China
Home port:
Zhoushan

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person
Thanks Wade. Will you be correcting the titles so that all appear when the This Ship link is clicked?

!!! 500 beds, 12 operating theatres

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person
Not the first on site, but still a very nice shot: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2063185

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Good captures John, first on site!

Wikepedia has interesting information, at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_920_hospital_ship
including:
Launched in 2007, China is one of a few nations with naval floating hospitals. The Chinese rationale for the ship was to give China a platform to provide a better means to providing quicker humanitarian response to disasters around the world, but others contend it also allows China to extend the navy's blue water capabilities.[2]

The single ship of the class has a pennant number 866. The ship is assigned to the East Sea Fleet and based out of Hubei.

The ship has 500 beds, 35 ICUs, 12 operating theatres, and the capacity to accommodate 60 major surgeries a day – about as many as a large hospital in Beijing.[2][3] The ship is unarmed and painted white with red crosses to conform to the Geneva Convention criteria for a civilian hospital ship; firing upon it is potentially a war crime under international law.

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person
It has done a "tour" of Pacific islands. Arrived from Nadi (Fiji) and is returning to China via Singapore after a five day stay in Brisbane. No other Australian ports as far as I know.

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What an unusual visitor. Do you know why it is in Brisbane and if it is going to any other Australian ports. Peter MP

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