USCGC Eagle // America's Tall Ship

Why use a sailing ship from the past to teach the officers of tomorrow?
Because the ways of old still have much to teach.

The 295-foot Barque Eagle is the flagship of the U.S. Coast Guard. She serves as a training vessel for cadets at the Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School. The Eagle is the only active-duty sailing vessel in America's military, and one of only two commissioned sailing vessels, along with the USS Constitution.

[mrbill]

Back in 1962 I sailed on this ship as a Seaman in the Guard we sailed to Scotland Belgium all under sail took about 3 weeks and had a blast doing so Semper Peratus to all the Cadets I met on this cruise . Trip of a life time as a 18 year old kid

[davemanley]

I sailed on her as an enlisted MK3 EOW, down the engine room. Op-Sail 76’ tall ship race from Bermuda to New York City. On July 4 I had duty and I climbed the Main Mast to the top and watched the fireworks over the Statue of Liberty and took pictures with my Kodac 110 Instamatic camera my mom gave me as a going away present when I entered boot camp. Memories that last a life time!

[eaaesq]

Can't wait to see the ship and her crew today in Galveston, Texas.

[DouglasMeloche]

Turning 36 this year, and thinking there is still time for another Great Adventure

[marilynwargo]

Used to see her at port in New London. A proud ship.

[ExperiencDesign]

That looks like an incredible experience! Beautiful ship!

[ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser]

Fun fact: USCGC Eagle was originally the KMS Horst Wessel, a ship of the Kriegsmarine (Nazi German Navy)

[dimitristevanskov]

aah yes the german sailing ship Horst Wessel

[impala]

I hope to join you all one day on this fine ship

[bentstrider]

SM Stirling's "Island in the Sea of Time" brought me here!!

[OwenHale-bg]

Imagine joining the cost guard and thinking you’ll get a modern ship and you get this

[stephen.]

The EAgle was at the armada 2019 at Rouen normandy, France. I like the big flag. The cadets are impressive too. Greatings from france, see you in 5 years may be ?

[Stromen]

My grand father worked on that ship in ww2

[ColonelMarcellus]

My father commended the USCG Academy because (at least in 1972) there were no political appointments and such, compared to the other military academies. I thought they looked sharp but, unfortunately, I was excluded from military service because of my bad eyesight. I did actually get a nomination to West Point and even tried to enlist in the Army, but I could never pass the damn physical.

[ColonelMarcellus]

One can't help but wonder, since this is a commissioned active-duty vessel, if there are any armaments aboard.

[ryanfreeman]

Does everyone have to go up on the sails

[SportDogg]

Wonder if she'll ever sail the great lakes espically for the great lakes challenge!

[johnathannero]

Do cadets have to climb the rigging while they’re onboard

[mattm.]

Say didn’t we originally capture the that ship from the nazis after ww2

[johnking]

wooden ships & iron men, also, women now !


"red skies at night; a sailors delite"
"red skies at morning; sailors take warning" !