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In 1949, USS Recruit (TDE-1) at the San Diego Naval Training Center became the first U.S Navy ship to be commissioned yet never reach water. As a commissioned ship, the land-locked "Miss Neversail" had to observe morning and evening colors as well as fly a commission pennant. The Recruit was decommissioned for the final time in 1997 but still stands. Plans to turn the old training ship into a museum have not been successful.




Savage Hoisting Works – Virginia City, Nevada ca. 1867.