MERCY AH 8

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.

Comfort Class Hospital Ship
Keel Laid February 4 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy from Maritime Commission
Launched and delivered to U.S. Navy March 25 1943


1. USS MERCY AH-8
   Commissioned August 7 1944 - Decommissioned May 17 1945
   
   
2. USAT MERCY
   Turned over to U.S. Army June 20 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 25 1946
   Returned to Maritime Commission February 6 1950
   Transferred March 27 1956 to Bethlehem Steel Co. for conversion to Training Ship
   Loaned to the State University of New York Maritime College
   
   
3. EMPIRE STATE III
   Renamed June 1956
   Returned to Maritime Administration June 3 1960
   Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group
   
   Sold November 23 1970 to Aguilar y Peris, S.L., Valencia, Spain for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established August 7 1944 - Disestablished May 2 1946

 

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Other Information

MERCY AH-8 received two battle stars for World War II service
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 22 to December 16 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 19 to May 17 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Name means compassion

 

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