USS Brevard (AK-164) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II.
Brevard was laid down on 2 September 1944 at Richmond, California, by Kaiser Cargo Inc., under a United States Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 2109; launched on 18 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. C.S.
Following those post-commissioning details, Brevard loaded cargo at San Francisco, California, and put to sea for Hawaii on 8 April.
[3] Brevard carried fleet freight, spare parts and equipment either consigned directly to operating units or to tenders in the forward areas for subsequent installation; she also carried tanks, trucks, and amphibious vehicles for Marine Corps' replacements, and ship's store stock.
[3] On that day, beginning at 1520 Brevard crew rescued 4,296 Japanese civilian repatriots from the ship Enoshima Maru as it sank near Shanghai.
Although slated to proceed thence to Norfolk, Virginia, to be returned to the United States Maritime Commission and be laid up in the James River, Virginia, to relieve the workload of yards on the U.S. East Coast, Brevard received orders the next day to proceed instead to Olympia, Washington, where she was decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission on 3 July 1946.
[3] On 5 July 1946, Brevard entered the Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington, remaining there until withdrawn 17 February 1947, and delivered under a General Agency Agreement to American Mail Lines.