SS Fort Mercer

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SS Fort Mercer was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., at Chester, Pennsylvania in October 1945. SS Fort Mercer was built under a Maritime Commission contract and launched on 2 October 1945. With World War II ending on 15 August 1945, Fort Mercer did not serve in the war. Fort Mercer was owned and operated by the Trinidad Corporation of New York.

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  • Barnegat
    lightvessel
  • SS Fort Mercer
    t2 tanker
  • USS Canon
    1967 Asheville-class gunboat
  • USS Edgar F. Coney
    armed tug in the United States Navy
  • USS Forrest Sherman
    1955 Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
  • USS Forrestal
    1954 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
  • USS John F. Kennedy
    1967 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
  • USS Pennsylvania
    ship of the line
  • USS Rush
    patrol vessel of the United States Navy
  • USNS Mohawk
    1980 Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug
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keel laying
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ship launching
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SS Fort Mercer, bow prior to sinkingSS Fort Mercer, bow prior to sinking
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
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    eventarmed conflict1777Siege of Fort MifflinsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1777Battle of GermantownUnited States, battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1777Battle of GloucesterUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
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    eventwar1655Dutch conquest of New SwedenSweden, Dutch Republic, battle, invasion, annexation, landing operation, bloodless warWikidata
    objectwatercraftBarnegatlightvesselWikidata
    objectwatercraftSS Fort MercershipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Canongunboat, Asheville-class gunboatWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Edgar F. ConeytugWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Forrest ShermanForrest Sherman-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
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    organisationfactory1801Philadelphia Naval Shipyardshipbuilding, shipyard, historic districtWikidata
    organisationfactory1996Philly Shipyardshipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
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    organisationshipbuilding company1864John Roach & Sonsshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1899New York Shipbuilding Corporationshipbuilding, business, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1917Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.shipbuilding, former entity, shipbuilding companyWikidata
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    sitefort1638Fort ChristinafortWikidata
    sitefort1651Fort CasimirfortWikidata
    sitefort1771Fort MifflinfortWikidata
    sitefort1777Fort MercerfortWikidata
    sitemuseumUSS Becunapreserved watercraft, attack submarine, military museum, museum ship, United States NavyWikidata
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    commonsimageSS Fort Mercer, bow prior to sinking Commons