USS Recruit - San Diego, CA
Posted by: 
bluesnote
N 32° 43.709 W 117° 12.978
11S E 479732 N 3621207
A California State Historical Marker and an E Clampus Vitus marker all in one in Liberty Station in San Diego, California.
Waymark Code: WM1304T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2020
Views: 3
The plaque says, "This 2/3 scale model of a destroyer escort (TDE-1) helped instruct as many as 50,000 naval recruits annually in basic naval procedure. Commissioned 27 July 1949, the Recruit was the Navy's only commissioned ship never to reach water. The Recruit was the first of three similar structures built by the Navy following World War II. It is the sole survivor of the three. Decommissioned 7 March 1967 when it could not be classified in a computerized naval inventory. The USS Recruit nevertheless continued to train recruits, and was recoditioned in 1982 as a training guided missile frigate. Recruits gave the structure its affectionate nickname: USS Neversail."
Rating: 
|
Visit Instructions:
Please tell us about your visit. Did you happen upon this Marker or intentionally set out to find it? Are you familiar with ECV or are you a Clamper? Please share your experience so that other Waymarkers will be encouraged to visit this Waymark.
Please submit at least one original photo of the Marker. A picture of you and or your GPS with the Marker is suggested but not mandatory.