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USS Sanctuary - Quiz
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  • 1. What class of hospital ship was the USS Sanctuary?
A) Mercy-class
B) Relief-class
C) Haven-class
D) Comfort-class
  • 2. What was the original name of the USS Sanctuary when it was first laid down?
A) SS Navy Hospital
B) SS Marine Owl
C) SS Pacific Star
D) SS Sea Bird
  • 3. Which company launched the ship as Sanctuary (AH-17)?
A) Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
B) Avondale Shipyards
C) Todd Shipbuilding Co.
D) Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
  • 4. Who sponsored the USS Sanctuary at its launch?
A) Mrs. Helen Todd
B) Mrs. Mary Smith
C) Mrs. Alda Andrus
D) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
  • 5. What was the rated bed capacity of the USS Sanctuary during World War II?
A) 786
B) 500
C) 1,000
D) 1,139
  • 6. When was the USS Sanctuary commissioned for the first time?
A) 15 August 1944
B) 1 March 1966
C) 20 June 1945
D) 30 September 1944
  • 7. How many battle stars did the USS Sanctuary earn during the Vietnam War?
A) Fifteen
B) Seven
C) Eleven
D) Five
  • 8. What specific nationality of liberated POWs was primarily carried by the Sanctuary after Wakayama?
A) American, French, and Dutch
B) Russian, German, and Italian
C) British, Australian, and Javanese
D) Chinese, Korean, and Japanese
  • 9. Where was the USS Sanctuary modernized before its Vietnam War service?
A) Sun Shipbuilding, Chester
B) Avondale Shipyards, Westwego
C) Todd Shipbuilding Co., Hoboken
D) Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
  • 10. What major personnel milestone was achieved when the USS Sanctuary was recommissioned in 1972?
A) It became the first US Navy ship with a mixed male–female ship's company.
B) It was the first ship to allow civilians to serve as officers.
C) It became the first ship to have an all-female medical staff.
D) It was the first ship commanded by a woman.
  • 11. What was the mission of the USS Sanctuary during its 1973 goodwill cruise?
A) Intelligence gathering and surveillance.
B) Training new naval recruits.
C) Medical aid, material aid, and civic action projects.
D) Military evacuation and combat support.
  • 12. Which two countries were visited during the 1973 goodwill cruise?
A) Philippines and Indonesia
B) Colombia and Haiti
C) Brazil and Argentina
D) Vietnam and Japan
  • 13. What type of fuel was the propulsion system converted to during 1973?
A) Nuclear power
B) Biodiesel
C) Navy Distillate Fuel
D) Unleaded gasoline
  • 14. Where was the USS Sanctuary based after arriving from its 1973 goodwill cruise?
A) San Francisco, California
B) New Orleans, Louisiana
C) Subic Bay, Philippines
D) Mayport, Florida
  • 15. How many patients were admitted to the Sanctuary by the end of April 1967?
A) 9,187
B) 136
C) 717
D) 5,354
  • 16. In the Vietnam War era, what was the primary medical staff size assigned to the Naval Hospital on the Sanctuary?
A) 500
B) 786
C) 100
D) 316
  • 17. What was the purpose of the 1971 conversion of the USS Sanctuary at Hunters Point?
A) To be scrapped for metal.
B) To serve as a training ship for submarine crews.
C) To serve as a nuclear research vessel.
D) To serve as a dependents' hospital and commissary/Navy exchange.
  • 18. Who was the commanding officer of the Naval Hospital in the USS Sanctuary in 1966?
A) Captain Gerald J. Duffner
B) Admiral Nimitz
C) Mrs. Alda Andrus
D) Captain John F. Collingwood
  • 19. For how much money did the Navy sell the ex-Sanctuary in 1989?
A) $50,000
B) $3 million
C) $100,000
D) $10
  • 20. What was the name of the group that acquired the ship in 1989?
A) Life International
B) ESCO Marine
C) Potomac Navigation, Inc.
D) Project Life, Inc.
  • 21. What did Project Life, Inc. plan to convert the ship into?
A) A cargo storage facility
B) A luxury hotel
C) A maritime museum
D) A training center for recovering drug addicts
  • 22. In what year was Project Life awarded a five-year lease at North Locust Point Marine Terminal?
A) 1989
B) 1998
C) 2007
D) 2001
  • 23. How much did the MPA sue Project Life for in back rents and fees?
A) Over $100,000
B) $50,000
C) $3 million
D) $10
  • 24. Who purchased the ex-Sanctuary at a public auction in 2007?
A) International Shipbreaking of Texas
B) Life International
C) Potomac Navigation, Inc.
D) Project Life, Inc.
  • 25. What substance was the EPA concerned about when they blocked the ship's departure in 2007?
A) PCBs
B) Mercury
C) Asbestos
D) Lead paint
  • 26. Which company declined to bid on the ship because of high PCB levels?
A) ESCO Marine
B) Life International
C) Potomac Navigation, Inc.
D) International Shipbreaking of Texas
  • 27. What material was documented to be on the ship in the early 1990s?
A) Coal tar
B) PCBs
C) Radioactive waste
D) Asbestos
  • 28. On what date was the ex-Sanctuary towed out of Baltimore?
A) 21 August 2007
B) November 2007
C) February 2007
D) 17 August 2011
  • 29. What was the official Vietnam era motto of the USS Sanctuary?
A) Service-Mobility-Support
B) We serve the troops
C) You Find 'Em, We Bind 'Em
D) Copiae Servamus
  • 30. What was the unofficial motto of the USS Sanctuary?
A) We serve the troops
B) You Find 'Em, We Bind 'Em. Open 24 Hours.
C) Service-Mobility-Support
D) Copiae Servamus
  • 31. Who served on the Sanctuary during WWII and became a judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia?
A) Potomac Navigation
B) James A. Knight
C) Robert Goralski
D) George H. Goodrich
  • 32. Which future NBC news correspondent served on the Sanctuary as a Quartermaster?
A) John Smith
B) Robert Goralski
C) George H. Goodrich
D) James A. Knight
  • 33. Which crew member became a psychiatrist and medical ethicist after serving as a chaplain on the Sanctuary?
A) Robert Goralski
B) George H. Goodrich
C) James A. Knight
D) John Doe
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