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Washington’s shop classes and technical programs can be a pipeline to recruit promising oilers and engineers.

In April 1908, a defective steam pipe burst at the plant, hurling two Georges — George Tucker, chief engineer, and George Love, oiler — 25 feet to the concrete floor below.

As of last month, the ferry system was still short 35 captains and mates, 44 deck staff, 15 engineers and eight oilers, according to the restoration plan.

After serving on a Navy oiler in the Atlantic briefly, he acted on a longstanding desire to be a flier and obtained a transfer to flight training with the Marines.

The Navy recently announced it would name a ship after her in the John Lewis-class of replenishment oilers.