America’s Tall Ship sails into Savannah
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Barque Eagle, commonly called “America’s Tall Ship,” will sail into Savannah, Ga.’s River Front Park for the first time since 2001 Friday at 1:30 p.m. and will remain in Savannah through the weekend.
The Eagle will be open for public tours Saturday 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Admission is free.
The Eagle is a 1800-ton steel hull, three-masted sailing ship with more than 21,000 square feet of sail and more than five miles of rigging. The 295-foot Eagle is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in the U.S. military service and is homeported at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.
The Eagle serves as a seagoing classroom for future Coast Guard officers. A permanent crew of six officers and 48 enlisted men and women maintain the ship year around and provide a strong base of knowledge and seamanship for the training of up to 150 cadets or officer canidates at a time.
The Blohm & Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany built the Eagle, originally named Horst Wessel, in 1936 as a training vessel for German Naval Cadets.
America’s Tall Ship sails into Savannah
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Barque Eagle, commonly called “America’s Tall Ship,” will sail into Savannah, Ga.’s River Front Park for the first time since 2001 Friday at 1:30 p.m. and will remain in Savannah through the weekend.
The Eagle will be open for public tours Saturday 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. Admission is free.
The Eagle is a 1800-ton steel hull, three-masted sailing ship with more than 21,000 square feet of sail and more than five miles of rigging. The 295-foot Eagle is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in the U.S. military service and is homeported at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.
The Eagle serves as a seagoing classroom for future Coast Guard officers. A permanent crew of six officers and 48 enlisted men and women maintain the ship year around and provide a strong base of knowledge and seamanship for the training of up to 150 cadets or officer canidates at a time.
The Blohm & Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany built the Eagle, originally named Horst Wessel, in 1936 as a training vessel for German Naval Cadets.