MERCURIUS ID 2516
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.
- Cargo Ship
- MERCURIUS (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by Royal Netherlands Steamship Co (Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij)
- USS MERCURIUS ID-2516 Commissioned April 30 1918
- MERCURIUS (Commercial Service) Returned to her owners 1919
Built 1909 at Port Glasgow, Scotland
Seized at New York by the United States Government on 20 March 1918 under the right of angary,
which allowed a belligerent power to use the property of a neutral nation if necessary, subject to full indemnification.
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 19 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned June 25 1919
Wrecked in the Straits of Gibraltar on 7 January 1925.
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Other Information
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