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.