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kriegerfaust Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) The USS Recruit, also known as the Landship Recruit or TDE-1, was a unique landlocked "ship" that served as a naval training center during World War I and World War II. Located in New York City's Union Square, it was a wooden mock-up of a battleship designed to train U.S. Navy recruits in various aspects of naval life, including drills, gunnery exercises, and shipboard duties. USS Recruit Photo Credit: Nicola-688319 / National Museum of the U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain Despite not being an actual ship, the USS Recruit provided an opportunity for recruits to familiarize themselves with naval operations, weaponry, and procedures before they were deployed to real vessels. After World War II, the Recruit was decommissioned and eventually dismantled in 1946. More on this interesting piece of history can be found here: USS Recruit (1917): The Wooden Dreadnought In Manhattan’s Union Square Edited December 31, 2023 by HogHammer Clarity for reader 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SureBridge Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Interesting article - thanks for the link @kriegerfaust, I wasn't aware of that site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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