EAGLE

Specificatons:

Flag: USA
Rig: Barque, three-masted
Homeport: New London, Connecticut
Sparred Length: 295’
LOA: 266’8"
LWL: 231’
Draft: 17’
Beam: 40’
Rig Height: 147'4"
Tons: 2,186 GRT
Hull: Steel

One of five sister ships built for sailt training in Germany in the 1930s, Eagle was included in reparations paid to the United States following World War II and the Coast Guard took her over as a traing ship. Aboard the Eagle, cadets have a chance to put into practice the navigation, engineering, and other skills they are taught at the Coast Guard Academy.  For many, their tour of duty aboard the Eagle is their first expereince of life at sea and it is here that they learn to serve as the leaders they will one day become in the Coast Guard.

Eagle is safely maintained and operated by six officers and 49 crew who are stationed on board for two to three years at a time.  This expereinced core provides leadership and coaching to over 700 trainees and 60 short term temporary crew each year.