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[[file:Olympicclass2.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The USS McCoy in 2403]]

A [[Hospital Ship]] or medical ship is a [[starship]] whose primary function was to be used for medical purposes. This could include serving as a hospital, ambulance, or pharmacy. Because of this, they were typically not well armed with weapons or other defensive systems.

Various cultures had ships of this nature, including the [[Federation]].

In an alternate timeline, one such hospital ship was the USS Pasteur. (TNG: "All Good Things...").

The [[USS McCoy]] participated in recovering wounded during the battle of [[Sector 001]]  at the end of the [[Federation Civil War]].

One subject discussed at a conference on [[Romulus]] during the Dominion War in 2375 was a proposal to transfer 25 Federation hospital ships to the Romulans. (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges")

In 2377, USS Voyager came across a Kraylor medical ship that Harry Kim named Nightingale. (VOY: "Nightingale")

The [[Denobulan]]s used medical ships to transport their medical supplies. (ENT: "Cold Station 12") 

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