SS Fort Mercer
SS Fort Mercer was a Type T2-SE-A1 tanker built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., at Chester, Pennsylvania in October 1945.[1]
Loss
For more details on this topic, see History of the United States Coast Guard § Pendleton rescue.
On February 18, 1952, the Fort Mercer broke in two in a gale, 30 miles east of Chatham, Massachusetts.[1] On the same day the SS Pendleton, also a T2 tanker, broke up about 20 miles away prompting a daring rescue by the United States Coast Guard.[2]
References
- 1 2 Visser, Auke. "Fort Mercer". Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages. Auke Visser. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Pendleton Rescue". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved September 30, 2014. (The story of the Pendleton's loss and rescue of surviving crewmen is told 2016 film, The Finest Hours.)
Coordinates: 39°50′53″N 75°21′04″W / 39.84813°N 75.35104°W
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