Excalibur's military history
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During World War II the U.S. Navy commissioned many different types of ships. One Category was the PCE(R), which stood for Patrol Craft Escort (Rescue). The Navy ordered 54 PCE(R)'s, but only 13 ships were built, 12 of which were commissioned. These were armed rescue ships which served three missions; damage control/firefighting, casualty treatment/evacuation and patrol/guard ship. Each ship's hospital had 65 beds, a surgical suite and X-Ray facilities. The medical department had a staff of 11 hospital corpsmen and doctors. These ships were in the category of smaller Navy ships, which were sometimes referred to as "Little Ships".
