USS Mustang (IX-155)

History
United States
Name:	USS Mustang
Namesake:	Mustang
Builder:	H. K. Hall
Laid down:	as William H. Smith 1899
Acquired:	28 January 1944
In service:	17 April 1944
Out of service:	16 May 1946
Renamed:	6 February 1944
Struck:	5 June 1946
Fate:	Transferred to Maritime Commission
General characteristics
Displacement:	566 tons
Length:	170 ft 4 in (51.92 m)
Beam:	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Depth of hold:	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
Armament:	None

USS Mustang (IX‑155) was a four‑master wooden schooner in the United States Navy.

Mustang was built as William H. Smith in 1899 by H. K. Hall, Port Blakely, Washington, USA. During the next four decades she sailed the Pacific coast between San Francisco and Alaskan ports in the fishing trade. She was acquired by the United States Navy from Alaska Salmon Co. of San Francisco, 28 January 1944; converted for Navy use by Pacific Drydock & Repair Co., Oakland, California; and renamed Mustang 6 February 1944.

Following completion of her conversion 17 April 1944, Mustang was assigned to the Amphibious Training Base at Coronado, California. During the remainder of World War II she provided training facilities at Coronado. She was declared surplus to Navy needs 16 May 1946, her name struck from the Navy list 5 June, and she was transferred to the Maritime Commission. Subsequently she was sold to Arthur Banks of Los Angeles.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.