U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, āAmericaās Tall Ship,ā is scheduled
to arrive in Portsmouth, Sept. 17, 2021.
Eagle will be moored at High Street Landing September 17 ā
September 20 and will be open for free public tours at the following dates and
times:
Friday 17 Sept: 1 p.m. ā 7 p.m. Public Tours
Saturday 18 Sept: 10 a.m. ā 11 a.m. Military/First
Responder Tours (with valid ID)
11 a.m. ā 7 p.m. Public Tours
Sunday 19 Sept: 10 a.m. ā 11 a.m.
Military/First Responder Tours (with valid ID)
11 a.m. ā 7 p.m. Public Tours
At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the
stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government
service. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers
since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development
experience as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy curriculum. This summer,
Coast Guard Academy Cadets completed a transatlantic voyage and experienced
port calls in Azores, Iceland, and Bermuda.
Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet
of sail and 6 miles of rigging. The cutter was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm
and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Originally commissioned as the Horst
Wessel by the German navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States
following World War II.
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