Intresting War Fact with a Twlight thread
USS Agent was laid down on 8 April 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida; launched on 1 November 1942; and completed 10 July 1943. She was transferred to the Soviet Navy that same day as T-112 She had originally been built as USS Agent (AM-139), an Admirable-class minesweeper, for the United States Navy during World War II, but never saw active service in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion she was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease as T-112 and never returned to the United States. Because of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy was unaware of the ship's status and the vessel remained on the American Naval Vessel Register until she was struck on 1 January 1983. In Soviet service, the ship was renamed TB-21 on 15 October 1955; VTR-2Y on 8 March 1956; and UTS-288 on 20 April 1972. The ship was abandoned on 31 January 1991. Recovered and returned to the US sometime between 1991 and 2000, she is currently anchored with Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay California. She still sports her Soviet Colours’
Source:
http://navy.memorieshop.com/BayArea/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_minesweeper_T-112