An integral part of the training of the United States Coast Guard Academy, aboard the Eagle
cadets are able to actively utilize their training in navigation, engineering and other maritime skills.
Eagle is one of five sister ships built for sail training in Germany in the 1930s and she
was included in reparations paid to the United States following the end of World War II. Today,
she is maintained and operated by six officers and a crew of 49, stationed on board for two
to three years at a time, who annually provide leadership and coaching to more than 700 trainees and 60 short- term temporary crew.

Length: 295’
Beam: 40’
Draft: 17’
Rig: Barque, Three-Masted
Sail Area: 22,245 sq. ft.
Built: 1936; Hamburg, Germany
HomePort: New London, Connecticut
Web site: www.uscga.edu