Built for the U.S. Navy on Terminal Island in Long Beach by Harbor Boatbuilding Co. in 1965 and assigned to the U.S.S. Samuel L.Gompers (AD 37) in 1967. She retired from service in 1989. She was soon acquired by the Sea Scouts in Stockton, CA, but work was later abandoned and she sat idle at the Stockton Sea Base until we found her in 1997. We trucked her to Southern California and began the work to convert her into a boat for our program. Today we launched her and moved her to the a temporary slip on Terminal Island. There is still much to be done. We hope to have a dedication ceremony at the end of April, 2004. You can view photos of the construction progress by clicking here.