MERCURY ID 3012
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
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Troop Transport
- BARBAROSSA (Passenger Liner) Owned and operated by the North German Lloyd Line
- USS BARBAROSSA ID-3012 Acquired by the US Navy and commissioned 3 August 1917
- USS MERCURY ID-3012 Renamed "MERCURY" (date unknown) - Decommissioned 27 September 1919
- USAT MERCURY Transferred to the War Department 27 September 1919
Built in 1896 by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany
Interned at Hoboken, New Jersey at the start of World War I and then seized when the United States entered the war 6 April 1917.
Transferred to the United States Shipping Board in August 1920
Sold for scrap in February 1924
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- USS Mercury ID-3012 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1919-07-05 |
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Manuscript ship name on a Welcome Home postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus Committee on War Activities.
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1919-07-05 |
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Manuscript ship name on a Welcome Home postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus Committee on War Activities.
Other Information
USS MERCURY earned the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A Roman god represented with winged feet who served as messenger for the other gods; a silver‑white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures; the planet nearest to the Sun.
Seven ships of the US Navy have borne the name MERCURY - USS Mercury (1776 Ketch), USS Mercury (1781 Schooner), USRS Mercury (1807 Revenue Cutter), USS Mercury (1861 Sidewheel Steamer Tug), USS Mercury TT-3012,
USS Mercury AKS-20 and USNS Mercury T-AGM-21.
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