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USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), formerly Horst Wessel and also known as Barque Eagle, is a 295-foot (90 m) barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is one of only two active commissioned sailing vessels in the United States military today, along with USS Constitution which is ported in Boston Harbor.
USCGC Eagle may refer to: . USCGC Eagle (1925), was a "100-foot" Eagle-class patrol boat, commissioned in 1925 and transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1936 USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), is a Gorch Fock-class barque originally commissioned as Segelschulschiff Horst Wessel, a German training vessel taken as war reparations by the United States and commissioned into the Coast Guard in 1946; she is still in ...
The List of United States Coast Guard Cutters is a listing of all cutters to have been commissioned by the United States Coast Guard during the history of that service. It is sorted by length down to 65', the minimum length of a USCG cutter.
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USCGC Eagle: 1 295' None USCGC Eagle (WIX-327): Eagle is home ported at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. It is used for training voyages for Coast Guard Academy cadets and Coast Guard officer candidates. USCGC Eagle was built in Germany as the Horst Wessel, and was taken by the United States as a war reparation in 1945. USCGC ...
Many of Eagle ' s past commanders have gone on to serve with distinction, include ADM Robert J. Papp Jr., who served as the 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard from 2010–2014, and VADM James C. Irwin, who served as vice commandant from 1986 to 1988. In all, nie former Eagle commanders and two Horst Wessel commanders achieved flag rank. [1]
The emblem is a blue eagle from the coat of arms of the United States on a white field. Above the eagle are the words "United States Coast Guard" below the eagle is the motto, "Semper Paratus" and the inscription "1790." [116] The Service Mark was developed to distinguish Coast Guard cutters from other government and commercial ships.
It will also become home to the U.S. Coast Guard ship, Barque Eagle, and will be free to the public. [5] The National Coast Guard Museum is expected to feature over 200 galleries and exhibits, attracting an estimated 300,000 visitors annually. Additionally, the museum is projected to make an estimated annual economic impact of $10 million. [6]