What was a "Receiving Ship"?

[Brig]

Researching a Marine, it just has him listed at "Receiving Ship, Puget Sound" for 6 months in 1915. No ship name, but the detachment was a complete detachment. Doesn't look like the ship actually sailed. So what exactly was a "receiving ship"?

[tdogchristy90]

 

[doyler]

This site shows pictures of how older ships were converted into housing. Scroll down to the USS Constitution and it mentions recieving ships

 

https://www.shorpy.com/node/5843#comment-60318

 

[Brig]

Interesting. Especially since the USS Constitution was used that way, it's down the street and we regularly conduct events like promotions/reenlistments/retirements on it. Certainly isn't a receiving ship today

[tdogchristy90]

On 1/7/2025 at 7:59 PM, Brig said:

Interesting. Especially since the USS Constitution was used that way, it's down the street and we regularly conduct events like promotions/reenlistments/retirements on it. Certainly isn't a receiving ship today

Brig, did you find your answer to this question? I am curious if you’ve finished the research on this Marine.

[Brig]

1 hour ago, tdogchristy90 said:

Brig, did you find your answer to this question? I am curious if you’ve finished the research on this Marine.

I did. I was just trying up loose ends on his story.

[River Rat 1]

The Navy now uses a Berthing barge lived on one in 1983 next to our ship when it was in the yards since the ship was redoing the berthing spaces on ship. Think the one we were on was built in WW2 a very old berthing barge.

 

https://news.usni.org/2023/09/19/new-barges-budgeting-tweaks-set-to-ease-crews-life-during-ship-repair-maintenance

Home sweet home they sucked.