5774 x 4578 px | 48,9 x 38,8 cm | 19,2 x 15,3 inches | 300dpi
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EAGLE is the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes and the only square-rigger in U.S. government service. A three-masted barque, EAGLE's foremast and mainmast carry square sails and her mizzenmast carries fore-and-aft sails. The ship was built in 1936 in Germany, and commissioned as HORST WESSEL, one of three sail training ships operated by the pre-World War II German Navy. At the close of World War II, HORST WESSEL was taken as a war prize by the United States, recommissioned as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle and sailed to New London, Connecticut, her only homeport since. EAGLE now serves as a seagoing leadership laboratory for future officers of the U.S. Coast Guard, the smallest but arguably the busiest of the U.S. Armed Forces. A seasoned permanent crew of six officers and 55 enlisted personnel maintain the ship and provide a strong base of knowledge and seamanship for the training of up to 150 cadets or officer candidates at a time.
