The Type 920 hospital ship (
NATO reporting name
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: Anwei) is a
class
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of
hospital ship
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operated by the
People's Liberation Army Navy
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of
China
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.
History
(or ''Peace Ark''),
the
lead ship
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Large ships are very comple ...
, commissioned in 2008, was the "center of China's maritime global health engagements" and an " enduring feature of China’s naval diplomacy" from 2010.
''Silk Road Ark'' performed its first medical mission in 2024.
Characteristics
Up to 2024, ''Daishan Dao'' was reported to have 300 beds, 20
ICU beds, 8 operating theatres, and can perform 40 major surgeries a day, in addition to X-ray,
ultrasound
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,
computerized tomography
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,
hypothermia
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,
hemodialysis
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,
traditional Chinese medicine
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, and dental facilities.
She was also equipped with a remote networking and communications system to allow teleconferencing with doctors and specialists on land.
As a hospital ship, ''Daishan Dao'' is unarmed except for small arms for self defense.
Ships of the class
Gallery
File:Chinese Navy hospital ship Peace Ark (866) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific 2016. 160805-N-AI605-055.jpg, ''Peace Ark'' during Rim of the Pacific 2016.
File:Navy_Surgeon_General_Visits_the_Peace_Ark_140702-N-UD469-146.jpg, The computerized tomography (CT) scan aboard the ''Peace Ark''
References
Sources
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{{Ship classes of the Chinese Navy, state=uncollapsed
Hospital ships of China
Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy