https://www.dorishoward.vet/USS-Comfort-1945.htm
FWIW, this site:
https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AH/AH06.html
has this:
"The identification marks on these ships were described as follows: Horizontal green band whole length of ship on each side, red cross painted in middle of both sides, red cross on deck illuminated electrically at night, red cross painted on funnel illuminated electrically at night. Nonetheless COMFORT while illuminated was struck by a kamikaze on 28 Apr 45 off Okinawa and suffered personnel casualties."
This overhead view shows the deck red cross painted on top of the after superstructure deck house, if you enlarge it and look closely:
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/comfort-ii.html
I would imagine you would then find the lights very near these items. I have not looked closely, but glancing at the numerous photos of her available, I found think I am seeing "light/lamp posts" near the red crosses.
HTH some.
I am need of the external light locations on a Comfort (AH6) class hospital ship. I really need this information ASAP this as I am doing a painting of the AH6 under kamikaze attack on the night of 28 Apr 45 off Okinawa. I have scoured the net and my books with no results.
Responses