USCGC Eagle scheduled for tours in New London

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USCGC Eagle Scheduled for tours in New London

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle arrives in New London, May 4, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Foguth.

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USCGC Eagle scheduled for tours in New London

USCGC EAGLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle is scheduled to host free public tours this weekend at City Pier in New London, Connecticut.

Tours are scheduled to be offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

WHO: U.S Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle

WHAT: FREE public tours

WHEN: Friday: Noon to 5 p.m., public tours

Saturday: 9-10 a.m., Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, First Responder tours

10 a.m. – 7 p.m., public tours

Sunday: 9-10 a.m., DHS, DOD, First Responder tours

10 a.m. – 7 p.m., public tours

WHERE: City Pier

At 295-feet, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes, and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. Eagle was constructed in 1936 in Hamburg, Germany and originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German Navy. The United States took Eagle as a war reparation following World War II.

With more than 22,300 square feet of sail and six miles of rigging, Eagle has served as an afloat classroom to future Coast Guard officers since 1946. A permanent crew of eight officers and 50 enlisted personnel maintain the ship and train up to 150 cadets at a time in the skills of navigation, damage control, engineering and deck seamanship.

For the most up-to-date information about Eagle, including port calls, tour schedules, current events and photos of cadets, officers and crew, follow the United States Coast Guard Barque Eagle Facebook page.

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