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> ”When the First World War came to an end, the USS Recruit stayed put for another two years. However, as Christenson explains, 'By 1920, the United States had
by Tommstein 3y ago
> ”When the First World War came to an end, the USS Recruit stayed put for another two years. However, as Christenson explains, 'By 1920, the United States had the largest Navy in the world in terms of sailors, and there was less of a need for them with the end of World War I.' As such, the ship’s flag was lowered on March 16, 1920, and she was decommissioned and dismantled."
- evbogue 3y agowell yes, I assumed it was gone by the time I wandered through Union Square. I just feel like I should have seen a memo printed into metal about it at some point during my journeys.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoNah; it was an army recruitment stunt, not like a monument or whatever. People don't usually leave markers for temporary marketing stunts like this.