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