PHOTOS: USCG EAGLE ARRIVES – AERIAL VIEWS

The USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) is a 295-foot barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is the only active commissioned steel hulled sailing vessel in American military service.

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  1. Length: 295′ (90 m)
  2. Construction started: February 15, 1936
  3. Launched: June 13, 1936
  4. Weight: 1,655 tons
  5. Beam: 39′ (12 m)
  6. Draught: 16′ 1″ (4.90 m)