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The first training ship of the then–California Nautical School was known as the Training Ship California State, then as the T.S. Golden State. [3] Since then, there have been three ships to bear the name T.S. Golden Bear. [2] The current Training Ship Golden Bear was transferred to the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) from the US ...
In 1995, California Maritime Academy became the twenty-second campus of the California State University system. [2] The new affiliation improved the academy's funding prospects considerably. The current training vessel is the T.S. Golden Bear III; it is the third training ship to carry that name.
For nearly three decades, the navy-and-gold Training Ship Golden Bear has plied oceans around the globe for California State University's Maritime Academy, providing a unique classroom for ...
A port bow view of the Singapore training ship RSS Panglima. A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house classrooms.
The California Nautical School was established in 1929, when California State Assembly Bill No. 253 was signed into law by Governor C. C. Young. The bill authorized the creation of the school, the appointment of a Board of Governors to manage the school and the acquisition of a training vessel.
After decommission, Crescent City was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, Benicia, California. On 28 August 1970 the Maritime Administration (MARAD) loaned the ship for training purposes to the California Maritime Academy who renamed her TS Golden Bear. [4] She sailed on 28 major ocean cruises over 24 years.
Training ships of the United States Navy (58 P) Pages in category "Training ships of the United States" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
This is a list of State maritime academies in the United States, as defined according to the statutory Merchant Marine Acts (namely Public Law 109-304 (§51506)).The statute states that, as a matter of national policy, "merchant marine vessels of the United States should be operated by highly trained and efficient citizens of the United States and that the United States Navy and the merchant ...