Fast Facts: USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)

• The USNS Mercy is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy.
• Per Geneva Conventions, her crew do not carry any ordinance.
• Firing on the Mercy is considered a war crime.
• She was originally built as an oil tanker, the SS Worth, in San Diego, in 1976.
• In July 1984, she was renamed and converted to a hospital ship.
• The Mercy class hospital ships are the 3rd longest ships in the U.S. Navy Fleet.
• She is homeported in San Diego, California.