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USNS MERCY   (T-AH 19)
Hospital Ship

USNS MERCY

USNS Mercy Fact Sheet

USNS Mercy is one of Military Sealift Command's two Hospital Ships and one of the 15 ships in Military Sealift Command's Service Support Program.

• Length:  894 feet
• Beam:  106 feet
• Draft:  33 feet
• Displacement:  69,360 long tons
• Speed:  17.5 knots
• Status:  Reduced Operating Status (5)
• Civilian:  18 ROS/65 FOS civil service mariners
• Military:  62 ROS/1,215 FOS
• Government-Owned/
   Chartered: 
Government-owned
 

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This vessel is operated by the U.S. government and used only on non-commercial government service.

Last modified: December 26, 2012 

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