MERCY AH 4

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.

USS MERCY Hospital Ship No. 4
Commissioned January 24 1918
USS MERCY AH-4
Designated (AH) July 17 1920
Decommissioned December 1 1924
Recommissioned November 26 1925 - Decommissioned March 23 1934
Loaned to the Philadelphia branch of the Public Relief Administration

Struck from Naval Register August 20 1938
Sold March 16 1939 for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1918-35)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning January 24 1918 to December 1 1924

Locy Type
1z

1918-05-09

Note:

2nd Commissioning November 26 1925 to March 23 1934

Locy Type
3rs (A)

1928-01-29

Sailor's Mail

Locy Type
3brs (A)

1928-05-26

Note:

Locy Type
5s

"GUANTANAMO /
BAY CUBA"

1929-03-03

Sailor's Mail

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-91

1935-05-31

Used while under Public Relief Administration
No post office

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Virtue of compassion

Three hospital ships of the US Navy have borne the name Mercy; USS Mercy AH-4, USS Mercy AH-8 and USNS Mercy T-AH-19.

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