USS Forbes (IX-90)

History
United States
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. Roberts, Stephen S. (2011). "US Navy Auxiliary Ships: Small IX: Auxiliary Schooners". shipscribe.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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