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USNS Mercy

Medical vessel

IMO7390454No AIS position on record

In short

USNS Mercy (Medical vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: United States Navy (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type
Medical vessel
Flag
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Year built
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Gross tonnage
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Size (length × beam)
272 m
Registered owner
United States Navy

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Photo: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Don Bray · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
USNS Mercy
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
7390454
Flag
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Vessel type
Medical vessel
Length overall
272.5 m
Beam
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Year built
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Ownership & management

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Registered owner
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About USNS Mercy

USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in non-commissioned service with the United States Navy. Her sister ship is USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). She is the third US Navy ship to be named after the virtue mercy. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, Mercy and her crew do not carry any offensive weapons, though defensive weapons are available. United States Naval Ship (USNS) Mercy was built as a San Clemente-class oil tanker, SS Worth, by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, in 1976. Starting in July 1984, she was renamed and converted to a hospital ship by the same company. Launched on 20 July 1985, Mercy was placed in service on 8 November 1986. She has a raised forecastle, a transom stern, a bulbous bow, an extended deckhouse with a forward bridge, and a helicopter-landing deck with a flight-control facility.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is USNS Mercy now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USNS Mercy in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USNS Mercy?
USNS Mercy is a medical vessel. The vessel is 272.5 m long.
Who is recorded as the owner or manager of USNS Mercy?
United States Navy is recorded as Registered owner for USNS Mercy (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USNS Mercy?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USNS Mercy from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for USNS Mercy. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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