USS Forbes (IX-90)

Career (USA)
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]
Struck: 12 August 1943[1]
Fate: Sold, 21 March 1945[1]
General characteristics [1]
Type:Yacht
Displacement:110 long tons (112 t) light
Length:98 ft (30 m) o/a
68 ft (21 m) w/l
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Roberts, Stephen S. (2011). "US Navy Auxiliary Ships: Small IX: Auxiliary Schooners". shipscribe.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.