Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AH-8 USS Mercy

• Comfort class Hospital Ship:
• Displacement: 9,800 (full load)
• Length: 418'
• Beam: 60'
• Draft: 24'
• Speed: 15.5 knots (max); 13.5 knots (econ)
• Armament: NONE
• Complement: 516; 400+ patients
• Geared turbine engines; single screw; 4,000 hp
• Built at Consolidated Steel Corp., Wilmington Yard, Wilminton, Calif., for the Maritime Commission 1943
  Acquired by the Navy and converted to Hospital Ship at Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., San Pedro, Calif., and commissioned 7 Aug 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Mercy
• USS Mercy (II) (AH-8)

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