Mercy Ships Spain - M/V Anastasis



The 159 m, 11,701 GRT flagship of the Mercy Ships fleet, the Anastasis was the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship before the Africa Mercy came into service in July 2007. A former Italian cruise liner acquired in 1978, she contained three fully-equipped operating rooms, a dental clinic, a laboratory, an X-ray unit and a 3,060 m3 cargo capacity. A volunteer crew of over 420 people served onboard.

Specifications
Length Breadth Gross Tonnage Built Registered Capacity Cargo Capacity Main Engines Draft Surveyed By	159 m 20.73 m 11,701 1953 Trieste, Italy Malta 420 berths 3 holds/3,060 m3 2 Fiat diesels (8,050 hp each) 7.2 m Lloyds

The Anastasis has been retired from service in July 2007

Forty percent of the world’s population (2.3 billion people) live in the developing world.