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USS MERCER

(APB-39)

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APB-39 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG 1944 Keel Date: 24 AUG 1944
at Boston Navy Yard MA
NOV 1944 Launch Date: 17 NOV 1944
SEP 1945 Commissioned: 19 SEP 1945
JUN 1947 Decommissioned: 18 JUN 1947
MAR 1953 - SEP 1953 North Atlantic
MAR 1954 - SEP 1954 North Atlantic
OCT 1954 - JAN 1955 Dry Dock
MAR 1955 - SEP 1955 North Atlantic
NOV 1955 - MAR 1956 Decommisioning
APR 1968 - JUL 1969 West Pac-Viet Nam
MAY 1968 - NOV 1969 West 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