USCGC EAGLE

USCGC EAGLE (WIX-327) is a United States Coast Guard training cutter originally built in 1936 in Germany as the Horst Wessel for the German Navy. Seized by the United States as a war prize after World War II, she was commissioned into the Coast Guard in 1946 and renamed EAGLE. Since then, EAGLE has served as a sail training vessel for cadets from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, providing hands-on seamanship and leadership experience. Recognized for her distinctive three-masted barque rig, EAGLE has represented the United States in international tall ship events and goodwill missions around the world.