Mercer

USS Mercer (APB-39) (1945 - 1975)

Decommissioned, 7 January 1970

Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (IX-502) a messing and berthing barge

Placed in service, 1 November 1975 at the US Naval Ship Repair Facility, Sasebo Japan

Reclassified Barracks Ship(non-self propelled) APL-39, 7 March 2001

USS APL-39 is part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at SRF Det. Sasebo, Japan

Complement

Officers 12

Enlisted 129

Troop[Detainee?]Accommodation

Officers 26

Enlisted 1200

"Good Boy, Mercer!"

saucery:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/13/1339.htm