USS Forbes (IX-90)
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Name | USS Forbes (IX-90) |
Builder | Marco U. Martinolich, Lussinpiccolo, Italy[1] |
Launched | 1927[1] |
Acquired | 19 August 1942 from Pond School Cruise, Inc., of Annapolis, Maryland[1] |
Commissioned | 21 January 1943[1] |
Decommissioned | 15 March 1943[1] |
Stricken | 12 August 1943[1] |
Fate | Sold, 21 March 1945[1] |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Yacht |
Displacement | 110 long tons (112 t) light |
Length |
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Beam | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
Depth | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × Buda diesel engine (from 1936) |
Service record | |
Part of: | 7th Naval District |
USS Forbes (IX-90), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy with that name. A sailing yacht formerly named Morning Star, Forbes served in a noncommissioned status in the 7th Naval District during World War II.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Categories:
- Unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy
- United States naval ship stubs