USS Mercury explained

USS Mercury may refer to:

• was a ketch authorized by the Continental Congress in 1776 and captured off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland by the Royal Navy 10 September 1780
• was a schooner built in 1781 and served the Continental Navy as a packet, but facts of her service are unknown
• was a revenue cutter launched 6 April 1807 and served the Revenue Cutter Service until 1820
• was a sidewheel steamer tug purchased and rebuilt by the US Navy in 1861 and decommissioned in 1870^[1]
• was originally the German SS Barbarossa seized by the US Navy and used to ferry troops during World War I
• was acquired by the US Navy 20 June 1941 and decommissioned 28 May 1959
• was a missile range instrumentation ship acquired by MSTS in 1965.

Notes and References

1. Web site: USS Mercury . . NavSource Online: "Old Navy" Ship Photo Archive . NavSource Naval History . February 12, 2019 .