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Tanuki

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8. Indeed....

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:17 PM

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https://gcaptain.com/trump-announces-greenland-hospital-ship-mission-as-mercy-and-comfort-sit-in-alabama-shipyard/

...."The USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are the U.S. Navy’s only two hospital ships, each measuring 894 feet in length with a displacement of 69,552 tons. The vessels can accommodate up to 1,200 military personnel in addition to 71 civilian mariners, and are designed to provide mobile, acute surgical medical facilities for U.S. military operations and disaster relief missions worldwide. The USNS Mercy’s home port is Naval Base San Diego, California."

(Both of the ships are currently drydocked in Mobile, AL, per the linked article)

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Ominous development- is it for the survivors? Blues Heron Saturday #1

WTF is he talking about? 2naSalit Saturday #2

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Is it needed... 2naSalit Saturday #11

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Indeed.... Tanuki Saturday #8

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"It's on the way!" choie Saturday #18

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