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USS Brave (IX 78)

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Name
  
USS Brave

Commissioned
  
23 January 1943

In service
  
10 December 1942

Weight
  
111.8 tons

Operator
  
United States Navy

Decommissioned
  
14 December 1944

Length
  
30 m

Draft
  
3 m

Fate
  
transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal

USS Brave (IX-78), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was one of two ships of the United States Navy named for the quality of bravery. IX-78 served simultaneously with YP-425.

IX-78 was acquired by the Navy 10 August 1942 as A. Maitland Adams. She was placed in service 10 December 1942 and ordered to Key West, Florida, where she served as a training vessel for the Fleet Sound School throughout her career. She was placed in commission on 23 January 1943. The vessel was placed out of commission on 14 December 1944 at the Naval Operating Base, Key West.

Brave was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 19 September 1946.

References

USS Brave (IX-78) Wikipedia