USS Mercy (AH-8)
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uss-mercy-ah-8-167-7487356
title:
USS Mercy (AH-8)
text:
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 & Dry
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Military Vessel
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mercy_(AH-8)
date created:
2004-04-23T16:22:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:47:32Z
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13
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