USCGC Eagle



Don Cunningham and George Tracy 
remembering the 
USCGC Eagle 

The USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) (formerly the SSS Horst Wessel) is a 295-foot (90 m)
 barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast

Glad you survived your "USCGC Eagle experience". Also a highlight for me - furling sail on the fore royal (for landlubbers, it's the top sail of five, on the foremast of the 299' Coast Guard barque.

Blessings,

Don
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What a great picture of a 3-mated barque, which you know so well, taking me back to that great summer of 1960 on the USCGC Eagle. If you had a fore royal sail station, you had the best seat in the house!!  Always fun to pull out my copy of Eagle Seamanship (1969), which I picked up to replace my long-lost original and is a joy to peruse from time to time.

George Tracy



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  1. USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Eagle_(WIX-327)‎
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  3. Training Barque Eagle - U.S. Coast Guard

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  5. Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USCGC Eagle

    www.hnsa.org/ships/eagle.htm‎
    USCGC EAGLE (WIX-327). Photo of USCGC Eagle under full sail. Type: 3-Masted Barque Launched: 1936. At: Blohm & Voss Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany.

  6. US Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle - America's Tall Ship - YouTube

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdFCGqZVYUg‎
    Aug 13, 2007 - Uploaded by taddproductions
    This is a short "behind the scenes" high definition music video of the United States Coast Guard Cutter ...

  7. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle “America's Tall Ship” to visit Portsmouth ...

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    Sep 11, 2013 - PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Portsmouth Friday, at 10 a.m. as part of their 2013 officer ...

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  9. USCGC Eagle — NRCB — position and weather - Sailwx.info

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    Current location of USCGC Eagle — NRCB — position and weather. Updated via VOS and AIS.

  10. USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) - Three-Masted Sail Training Barque ...

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