Episode 2929
USS Mercer (APL-39)
Sun, 2025-May-11 06:00 UTC
Length - 1:51
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Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.
The random article for Sunday, 11 May 2025, is USS Mercer (APL-39).
The second USS Mercer (APB 39/IX 502/APL 39) is an Benewah-class barracks ship of the United States Navy. Originally classified as Barracks Craft APL 39, the ship was reclassified as Self-Propelled Barracks Ship APB 39 on 7 August 1944. Laid down on 24 August 1944 by Boston Navy Yard, and launched on 17 November 1944 as APB 39, sponsored by Mrs. Lillian Gaudette, the ship was named Mercer, after counties in eight states, on 14 March 1945, and commissioned on 19 September 1945.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 06:00 UTC on Sunday, 11 May 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see USS Mercer (APL-39) on Wikipedia.
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