USS Recruit

USS Recruit was a landlocked "dummy" training ship of the United States Navy, located at the Naval Training Center in the Point Loma area of San Diego, California. She was built to scale, two-thirds the size of a Dealey-class destroyer escort, and was commissioned on July 27, 1949. Recruit was commissioned for 18 years, for much of that period the only landlocked ship to hold that status in the U.S. Navy. After the closure of the Naval Training Center, she sat empty for the better part of 20 years, finally being opened to the public as a museum ship in 2023.

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TDE-1; TDE-1; TFFG-1
training vessel, United States Navy, 

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  HMCS Yukon ⓘ
  1961 Mackenzie-class destroyer

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  Pilot ⓘ
  pilot boat launched in 1914 in San Diego

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  USS Dolphin ⓘ
  submarine of the United States

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  USS Recruit ⓘ
  training &quot:landship&quot:, U.S. Navy naval Training Center San Diego

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  USS S-37 ⓘ
  1919 S-class submarine

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  USS Sabalo ⓘ
  1944 Balao-class submarine

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  USS Midway ⓘ
  1945 Midway-class aircraft carrier

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1911-05-09T00:00:00Z

1911 First Battle of Tijuana

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USS Recruit (TDE-1) at San Diego c1966

Morning colours aboard USS Recruit (TFG-1) c1988

USS Recruit (TFFG-1) at San Diego c1985

Recruits undergo basic training aboard the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) at the Naval Training Center - DPLA - d1e5f01551c11c5241a300b293563a3f

Recruits practice mooring the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) during basic training at the Naval Training Center - DPLA - 94c6ad6e8a86056f15a7bb9887853627

USS Recruit (TDE-1) in 1949

Commissining of USS Recruit (TDE-1) on 27 July 1949 (29011262)

Refitted USS Recruit (TFFG-1) at San Diego in 1982

Uss Recruit - panoramio

Uss recruit

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1911	First Battle of Tijuana	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMCS Yukon	destroyer, Mackenzie-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Pilot	preserved watercraft, pilot boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Dolphin	preserved watercraft, research vessel, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Recruit	training vessel	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS S-37	S-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sabalo	attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1945	USS Midway	Midway-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Aevex Aerospace	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1923	Consolidated Aircraft	arms industry, aerospace industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1973	Lockheed Martin Orincon	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2004	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	business, public company, arms industry	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1905	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Guijarros	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Naval Base Point Loma	fort, submarine base, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	fort		Presidio of San Diego	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	USS Midway Museum	military museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Recruit (TDE-1) at San Diego c1966		Commons
commons	image		Morning colours aboard USS Recruit (TFG-1) c1988		Commons
commons	image		USS Recruit (TFFG-1) at San Diego c1985		Commons
commons	image		Recruits undergo basic training aboard the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) at the Naval Training Center - DPLA - d1e5f01551c11c5241a300b293563a3f		Commons
commons	image		Recruits practice mooring the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) during basic training at the Naval Training Center - DPLA - 94c6ad6e8a86056f15a7bb9887853627		Commons
commons	image		USS Recruit (TDE-1) in 1949		Commons
commons	image		Commissining of USS Recruit (TDE-1) on 27 July 1949 (29011262)		Commons
commons	image		Refitted USS Recruit (TFFG-1) at San Diego in 1982		Commons
commons	image		Uss Recruit - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Uss recruit		Commons