USS Mercy

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 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.

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USS Mercy, AH-8
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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-03-25T00:00:00Z

1943-03-25T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-02-04T00:00:00Z

1943-02-04T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1946-05-17T00:00:00Z

1946-05-17T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

USS Mercy (AH-8), circa in August 1944 (NH 106481)

USS Mercy (AH-8) underway in San Pedro Bay, California (USA), 15 August 1944 (NH 103222)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Mercy (AH-8), circa in August 1944 (NH 106481)		Commons
commons	image		USS Mercy (AH-8) underway in San Pedro Bay, California (USA), 15 August 1944 (NH 103222)		Commons