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President Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan. Rear...
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Photo taken between 1976 and 1984 In a graving...
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With the graving dock pumped dry, work can begin removing the tanker's internal baffles and replacing them with the hospital's modularized components. 1 Dec 1984 [Ship][Construction] [USNS Mercy (T-AH 19); hospital ship]](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009qdk_iMs4HQ/t/150/I00009qdk_iMs4HQ.jpg)
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Photo taken between 1976 and 1984 With the...
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The supertanker SS Worth soon to become hospital ship USNS Mercy. 31 Jan 1976 [Ship][Scene] [USNS Mercy (T-AH 19); hospital ship]](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TTjMb3nzvcQ/t/150/I0000TTjMb3nzvcQ.jpg)
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Photo taken between 1976 and 1984 The...
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![Photo taken between 1976 and 1984<br />
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Mercy's radically skewed propeller is designed to help reduce vibration to the hull when the ship is not fully ballasted. [Ship][Construction] [USNS Mercy (T-AH 19); hospital ship]](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Z_nnWue5Pqw/t/150/I0000Z_nnWue5Pqw.jpg)
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Photo taken between 1976 and 1984 Mercy's...
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Welders complete the addition of bilge keels, which run the length of each side of the ship at the turn of the bilges. The keels provide added stability by reducing ship roll underway. [Ship][Construction] [USNS Mercy (T-AH 19); hospital ship]](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000s0e_FKnxDcE/t/150/I0000s0e_FKnxDcE.jpg)
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Photo taken between 1976 and 1984 Welders...
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![Photo taken between 1976 and 1984<br />
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The mammoth bow of the hospital ship USNS Mercy dwarfs Navy Lieutenant Doug Faulls, MSC. [Ship][Officer][Construction] [USNS Mercy (T-AH 19); hospital ship], circa 1984](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lwOkbpxpCNo/t/150/I0000lwOkbpxpCNo.jpg)
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Photo taken between 1976 and 1984 The mammoth...