 One of these ships, the 7,000-gross-ton "American Seaman", carried 250 trainees in addition to the regular crew of 18 officers and 100 enlisted men.Four complete machine shops, various lifeboats and up-to-date navigational equipment comprised the special educational equipment.In addition the Coast Guard manned the full-rigged sail training ships "Tusitala" and "Joseph Conrad", as well as the auxiliary schooner "Vema".