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U.S.S. MERCER

(APB-39)


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APB-39 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1944-Keel Date: 24 AUG 1944
at Boston Navy Yard MA
NOV1944-Launch Date: 17 NOV 1944
SEP1945-Commissioned: 19 SEP 1945
JUN1947-Decommissioned: 18 JUN 1947
MAR1953-SEP1953North Atlantic
MAR1954-SEP1954North Atlantic
OCT1954-JAN1955Dry Dock
MAR1955-SEP1955North Atlantic
NOV1955-MAR1956Decommisioning
APR1968-JUL1969West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY1968-NOV1969West Pac-Viet Nam
FEB1969-SEP1969West Pac-Viet Nam

APB-39 General Specifications

Class: Benewah-class barracks ship

Named for: Mercer County

Complement: 141 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 4080 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Flank Speed: 10 knots