training ship
noun
a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
Origin of training ship
First recorded in 1855–60
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Historical Examples of training ship
In fact, the training-ship boy, Henry, is the only one who has never lapsed.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
Henry, the training-ship boy, occupies an anomalous classification.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
When we were last in Sydney, we took on board three boys from the training-ship Tingira who had volunteered.
The British Navy BookCyril Field
Again he called, with a marked change of voice, and the Henry he called to I concluded was the training-ship boy.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
He did not look sailor-like, as did Henry, the training-ship boy; and yet I felt at once that he was a sailor, and an able one.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London