The USS Brant (MSC(O)-43/AMS-43/YMS-113) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. Laid down by San Diego Marine Construction Co. in San Diego, California, she was launched on 13 February 1942 and commissioned on 12 June 1942. The vessel measured approximately 136 feet in length, with a beam of about 24 feet, and was designed for mine clearance, escort, and patrol duties. Initially, YMS-113 traveled from California to Hawaii, arriving at Pearl Harbor in early July 1942. She soon departed for the Fiji Islands, where she served for 13 months primarily on mine clearance, escort duties, passenger transport, and antisubmarine patrols among the islands. In August 1943, she moved to New Caledonia, undertaking a nine-month tour of mine clearing and submarine patrols in the area, including Nouméa and Espiritu Santo, until late 1944. After returning to Pearl Harbor in June 1945, YMS-113 spent approximately ten months in the Hawaiian Islands, with brief voyages to the U.S. West Coast. She traveled through the Panama Canal to New York in July 1946, then moved to Canadian waters and into the Great Lakes, arriving at Detroit in August. She was decommissioned there on 7 August 1946 and transferred to the Naval Reserve as a training vessel. Renamed USS Brant and redesignated AMS-43 in September 1947, she was inactivated in February 1950. Recommissioned in February 1951, Brant operated primarily out of Charleston, South Carolina, and later served as a school ship at the Mine Warfare School in Yorktown, Virginia. She participated in developing minesweeping techniques before returning to active duty along the U.S. East Coast. In 1955, she was redesignated MSC(O)-43, then decommissioned in October 1955 and berthed with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, Florida. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in November 1959. Throughout her service, USS Brant played a vital role in mine warfare training, patrol, and clearance operations during and after World War II, contributing significantly to U.S. Navy mine countermeasure capabilities during her active years.

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