A Very Modern Floating Hospital from China to Sri Lanka

An Envoy of Peace, Friendship and Love..!
Ark Peace was commissioned in December 2008 with the hull number 866. The ship is 178 meters long, 24 meters wide and 35.5 meters high. She has eight levels of deck, displacing 14,300 tons when fully loaded.

Her duties are treating, caring, and evacuating casualties at sea; and giving medical treatments for the residents and stationed troops on China’s islands and reefs. It can also provide international humanitarian medical assistance, response to major disasters and emergencies, as well as undertake international exchanges and cooperation tasks on military medicine. Thus, it is reputed as the Ship of Life.

Ark Peace features the following five characteristics. She has strong medical capability at high seas. Ark Peace has outstanding seaworthiness and maneuverability. With 30 days endurance, Force 12 wind resistance, and 20 knots top speed, she can navigate and perform difficult surgeries at rough sea.

There are diversified casualty transport methods. With ten lifeboats and one air ambulance, Ark Peace can receive and evacuate the casualties by hanging baskets, side ports, alongside transfer gear, and the helicopter.

She has well-equipped medical facilities. The total area of the medical zone is 4,000㎡, with eight operation rooms and 226 beds. Ark Peace accommodates departments for diagnosis and treatment, including Severe Burn Wards, ICU, DR Room, CT Room, Dental Room, Special Examination Room, Blood Preparation Room, Laboratory, and Medical Information Center, etc., with up to 2,030 sets of medical devices of 250 different types.