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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.
In 1946, the academy received the barque Horst Wessel as a war reparation from Germany, a 295-foot tall ship which was renamed USCGC Eagle. It remains the main training vessel for cadets at the academy as well as for officer candidates at the Coast Guard's Officer Candidate School , which is located on the grounds of the academy.
Oct. 3—. New London ― There was a different crowd on board the Coast Guard barque Eagle on Tuesday as it sailed the final leg of a 12-day training cruise to Fort Trumbull where it will dock ...
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]
Aug. 15—NEW LONDON — When he was a boy, Jeffrey Glowski said he built a toy model of the ship his father sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Now, 76 years after the Coast Guard barque Eagle ...
295' Training Barque Eagle (WIX) USCGC Eagle under full sail in 2013 in the Caribbean Sea. USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) 290' Medium Great Lakes Icebreaker (WAGB)
The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC or NSCC) is a congressionally chartered, U.S. Navy–sponsored organization that serves to involve individuals in the sea-going military services, U.S. naval operations and training, community service, citizenship, and teach an understanding of discipline and teamwork.
New cadets march during Reception Day at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on June 27, 2016. Credit - Drew Angerer—Getty Images If you’re a member of the Society of Black ...