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U.S.S. MERCY
(AH-8)Click to view crew list
AH-8 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 4 FEB 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Wilmington Los Angeles | ||
MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 MAR 1943 | ||
AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 7 AUG 1944 | ||
MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 MAY 1946 |
AH-8 General Specifications
Class: Comfort-class hospital ship
Complement: 516 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9800 tons
Length: 416 feet
Beam: 60 feet 2 inches
Draft: 24 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Transferred to the US Army