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An iconic Navy hospital ship is getting an $90 million makeover in Portland
An iconic Navy hospital ship is getting an $90 million makeover in Portland
An iconic Navy hospital ship is getting an $90 million makeover in Portland

Published on: 03/25/2026

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The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, passes under the Lewis and Clark Bridge near Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, as it heads up the Columbia River to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, passes under the Lewis and Clark Bridge near Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, as it heads up the Columbia River to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, passes under the Lewis and Clark Bridge near Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, as it heads up the Columbia River to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, heads up the Columbia River past Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, on its way to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, passes under the Lewis and Clark Bridge near Rainier on Thursday, March 19, 2026, as it heads up the Columbia River to Portland for a nearly $90 million overhaul at Vigor Industrial.A photo of the USNS Mercy traveling up the Willamette River in 2015 for repairs at Swan’s Island Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon.A photo of the USNS Mercy traveling up the Willamette River in 2015 for repairs at Swan’s Island Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon.USNS MercyA photo of the USNS Mercy traveling up the Willamette River in 2015 for repairs at Swan’s Island Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon.A photo of the USNS Mercy traveling up the Willamette River in 2015 for repairs at Swan’s Island Vigor Industrial in Portland, Oregon.

Last week, Portland got a gigantic visitor: the USNS Mercy, a 138 million-pound floating military hospital, painted white and marked with giant red crosses, each about the size of a helicopter landing pad.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/03/900-foot-floating-hospital-arrives-in-portland-for-90-million-overhaul.html

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