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USS Relief (AH-1)

Deck Plans

Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine
Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History

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Outboard Profile	Bridge Deck and Bridge	Superstructure Deck	Main Deck	Upper Deck and Forecastle Deck	Inboard profile
First Platform	2nd Deck	Midship section	2nd Platform	3rd Platform	Hold

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Interior Photos

Photos from US Navy Yard Philadelphia. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine
Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History

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Laboratory 12 January 1920	Laboratory	Medical Officers Stateroom 3 February 1921	Scrub Up Room. Navy Yard, 21 February 1921.	Media Room 12 January 1920
Autopsy Room 11 February 1921	Contagious Ward Pantry 11 February 1921	Disinfecting Bath Contagious Ward 11 February 1921	Officers' Mess 15 January 1921	Nurses Recreation Room 1 February 1921
Xray Room 31 January 1921	Photographic Dark Room 6 January 1921	Instrument & Dressing Room 7 February 1921	Contagious Ward and toilet 31 January 1921	Operating Room 31 January 1921
Operating Room Lobby 7 February 1921	Xray Study Room 31 January 1921	Sick Officers Stateroom 24 February 1921	Sick Officers Mess Room 9 February 1921	Ship's Laundry 19 January 1921
Barber Ship 25 January 1921	Acute Treatment Room Venereal Ward 25 January 1921	Animal House 11 February 1921	Field Hospital Gear 8 February 1921	Sterilizing Room 8 February 1921
Sterilizing Room 8 February 1921	Eye Darkroom Booths 2 February 1921	Endoscopic Room 8 February 1921	Hot Air Cabinet Hydo-Therapeutic Room 24 February 1921	Ear Nose & Throat Room 1 February 1921
Dental Office 29 January 1921	Disinfection Chamber	Hydo-Therapeutic Room 24 February 1921	Specific Ward Messroom 25 February 1921	Ward "A" Contagious 25 February 1921
Patient Ward 14 February 1921	Operating Room	Surgery Aboard Ship	Ward "G" Medical	USS Relief (AH-1) field hospital set up at Lahaina, Maui, HI, May 1937
Hospital corpsman working in laboratory	Hospital corpsman working in laboratory	Crew's Galley (looking port), 10 January 1921	Ward "L" Toilet Room, 13 January 1921	Officers Mess Room (looking Starboard, 25 January 1921
Surgeons Office (starboard side)	Dental Office (starboard side)	Barber Ship	Patient Recreation Room	Pantry to Specific Ward Messroom

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Crew Photos

Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine
Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	90k	Some of the Nursing staff aboard USS Relief (AH-1) in March 1921 US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 53047		Bill Gonyo
	601k	Nursing staff aboard USS Relief (AH-1) circa 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	199k	USS Relief (AH-1) nursing staff dressed in civilian attire, circa 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	240k	Some of the Nurses aboard USS Relief (AH-1) circa 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
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	173k	Two of the first Nurses to serve aboard USS Relief (AH-1) circa 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	210k	One of the Nurses, Mrs. [Minnie D.] Stith, Nurses Corp, US Navy, February 1921, who served aboard USS Relief (AH-1) Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	246k	Nurses and patients aboard USS Relief (AH-1) possibly circa 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	234k	USS Relief (AH-1) Filipino stewards with musical instruments, circa 1921]. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	316k	US Navy Nurses assigned to USS Relief (AH-1), circa 1938-39. Maureen Everett, Marguarite Joyce, Mary Plant, Mary Schackleford, Ruth, Erickson, Mary Lindner, Erma Rickards, Goldi O'Haver, Susie Pitcher, Helen Lord, Ada Allen, Thelma Metcalfe. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	206k	USS Relief (AH-1), Chaplain holding fish. probably while in Caribbean waters in circa 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	145k	Unidentified officer, possibly CDR Richmond Holcomb, MC, USN, Captain of USS Relief (AH-1) from December 20, 1920 - September 5, 1921 speaking with two other officers. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	365k	Unidentified officer, possibly CDR Richmond Holcomb, MC, USN, Captain of USS Relief (AH-1) from December 20, 1920 - September 5, 1921. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	279k	Two unidentified USS Relief (AH-1) officers, date and location unknown. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	253k	Unidentified USS Relief (AH-1) officers, date and location unknown. Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine		Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
	96k	Nurses aboard USS Relief (AH-1) relaxing on their own private sun deck, circa 1940s. US National Archives photo # 80-G-313072. Photo and text from "Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference" by Emory A. Massman.		Robert Hurst
	90k	Nurses aboard USS Relief (AH-1) had their own mess and stewards, circa 1940s. US National Archives Photo # 80-G-313075. Photo from "Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference" by Emory A. Massman.		Robert Hurst

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