Keywords: CGC Eagle in drydock at CG Yard, Sector Baltimore DVIDS1085418.jpg en The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle WIX-327 is a Gorch Fock-class barque launched in Germany in 1936 as Horst Wessel Eagle was taken as a war prize by the United States and was commissioned in 1946 into the Coast Guard It's still in active service harbored in New London CT The Eagle is the seventh U S Navy or Coast Guard ship to bear the name in a line dating back to 1792 Each summer Eagle conducts cruises with cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School for periods ranging from a week to two months These cruises fulfill multiple roles; the primary mission is training the cadets and officer candidates but the ship also performs a public relations role Often Eagle makes calls at foreign ports as a goodwill ambassador 2008-01-16 https //www dvidshub net/image/1085418 1085418 2013-12-11 21 34 NEW LONDON CT US PD-USGov USCGC Eagle ship 1936 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |