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SS Cape Island (AKR-10) was originally laid down for commercial service in 1976 as Illinois, a Type C7 ship for the States Lines. It was eventually transferred to the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) [1] as the USNS Mercury, as a transport ship for vehicles, and other goods.
Mercury (1793 ship) Mercury (1806 ship) was launched at Calcutta. She may have made one voyage for the EIC in 1806–1807. She was also one of the vessels in Stamford Raffles's expedition in 1819 to occupy Singapore. She was sold in 1822. Mein Schiff Herz (formerly MV Mercury, Celebrity Mercury and Mein Schiff 2) was launched in 1997.
MV Mercury (1997), a cruise ship This page was last edited on 8 January 2022, at ... Mobile view; Search. Search. MV Mercury. Add languages ...
Marella Voyager (formerly MV Mercury, Celebrity Mercury, Mein Schiff 2 and Mein Schiff Herz) is the second of two Century-class cruise ships operated by TUI Cruises.Built for Celebrity Cruises at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, she was launched on 11 July 1997, and was christened and entered service as MV Mercury on 27 October 1997.
In partnership with Alliant Energy, Mercury Marine's Ledgeview Solar Project broke ground in east Fond du Lac County earlier this year.
While the transfer to the Black Sea Fleet was scheduled for the end of 2021, [11] [12] [13] as of January 2022 the vessel remained on trials. The name of the ship was changed to Merkury in 2021. [2] The ship was reported to have started sea trials in May 2022 [14] and was reported as planned for commissioning in October. [15]
Mercury had an overall length of 315 feet (96 m), a beam of 46 feet (14 m), and a draught of 20 feet 6 inches (6.2 m). The ships displaced 3,730 long tons (3,790 t) at normal load [1] and were the first British warships with an all-steel hull. [2] Their crew consisted of 275 officers and ratings. [1]
The mercury, contained in 1,857 rusting steel bottles located down in the vessel's keel, was found to be leaking out and poses a severe environmental threat of mercury poisoning. [ 8 ] So far four kilograms (8.8 lb) per year of mercury is leaking into the surrounding environment, resulting in high levels of contamination in cod , cusk and ...