[1] This vessel was originally a US Navy hospital ship, USS Consolation (AH-15).

Consolation was donated to Project Hope in 1958, and under its new name served from 1960 until 1974, when she was retired.

While in charitable service from 1960 to 1974, this ship voyaged around the world:[2] One special piece of equipment was a machine called the Iron Cow.

[2][3] This 15,000-ton ship had a pharmacy, three operating rooms, a radiology department, an isolation ward, and closed-circuit television for viewing operations.

The medical crew typically consisted of 150 nurses and 100 doctors, who taught American practices in various medical specialties, to colleagues around the world.