SS Fort Mercer

Crew from USCGC Yakutat pull in a life-raft carrying survivors from the bow section; the photo was taken 20 minutes before its sinking
History
United States
Name	SS Fort Mercer
Namesake	Fort Mercer
Builder	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania
Laid down	28 June 1945
Launched	2 October 1945
Acquired	31 October 1945
Fate	Foundered 18 February 1952
General characteristics
Type	T2-SE-A1 tanker
Tonnage	10,448 gross register tons (GRT) 16,613 deadweight tonnage (DWT)
Displacement	5,782 long tons (5,875 t) light 21,880 long tons (22,231 t) full
Length	523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) (as built)
Beam	68 ft (21 m)
Draft	30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion	Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity	140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) (as built)

SS Fort Mercer was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., at Chester, Pennsylvania in October 1945. SS Fort Mercer (hull number 534) was built under a Maritime Commission contract and launched on 2 October 1945. With World War II ending on 15 August 1945, Fort Mercer did not serve in the war. Fort Mercer was owned and operated by the Trinidad Corporation of New York.^[1][2]