USS Mercy (AH-8)
The second USS Mercy (AH-8) was a Comfort-class hospital ship laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Consolidated Steel Corporation at the Wilmington Yard, Wilmington, California, on 4 February 1943. She was acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission on 25 March 1943 and launched the same day, sponsored by Lieutenant (junior grade) Doris M. Yetter, NC, USN, who had been a prisoner of war on Guam in 1941. She was converted from a cargo ship to a hospital ship by Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, San Pedro, California and commissioned 7 August 1944, with Captain Thomas A. Esling, USNR, in command.
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USS Mercy (AH-8)
The second USS Mercy (AH-8) was a Comfort-class hospital ship laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Consolidated Steel Corporation at the Wilmington Yard, Wilmington, California, on 4 February 1943. She was acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission on 25 March 1943 and launched the same day, sponsored by Lieutenant (junior grade) Doris M. Yetter, NC, USN, who had been a prisoner of war on Guam in 1941. She was converted from a cargo ship to a hospital ship by Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, San Pedro, California and commissioned 7 August 1944, with Captain Thomas A. Esling, USNR, in command.
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The second USS Mercy (AH-8) wa ...... s A. Esling, USNR, in command.
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マーシー (USS Mercy, AH-8) は、アメリカ海軍の病院船。コンフォート級病院船の1隻。その名を持つ艦としては2隻目。
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1943-03-25
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1944-08-07
decommissioning date
1946-05-17
laying down
1943-02-04
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1943-03-25
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Transferred to the US Army
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2.83356e+1
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743,546,484
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Geared turbine, single screw,
Ship sponsor
Lieutenant Doris M. Yetter, NC, USN
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1946-09-25
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The second USS Mercy (AH-8) wa ...... s A. Esling, USNR, in command.
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マーシー (USS Mercy, AH-8) は、アメリカ海軍の病院船。コンフォート級病院船の1隻。その名を持つ艦としては2隻目。
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USS Mercy (AH-8)
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マーシー (AH-8)
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USS Mercy
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