English: United States Ambassador to Singapore Frank Lavin, cropped from: Singapore (Jan. 29, 2005) - U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, the Honorable Frank Lavin, departs the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) following a tour of the ship and its medical facilities. Mercy has been forward deployed to support Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. Mercy contains twelve fully equipped operating rooms, a 1,000-bed hospital facility, digital radiological services, a diagnostic and clinical laboratory, a pharmacy, an optometry lab, a cat scan and two oxygen-producing plants. The hospital ship is a converted San Clemente-class super tanker. Mercy is a very visible and humanitarian symbol of not only America’s commitment to tsunami victims but also its enduring commitment to the people of the region. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Paul G. Scherman (RELEASED)