USCG EAGLE Enters New Bedford Harbor 1987

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The USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) (ex-Horst Wessel) is a 295-foot (90 m) barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in American government service. She is the seventh U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship to bear the name in a line dating back to 1792. Each summer, Eagle conducts cruises with cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School for periods ranging from a week to two months. These cruises fulfill multiple roles; the primary mission is training the cadets and officer candidates, but the ship also performs a public relations role. Often, Eagle makes calls at foreign ports as a goodwill ambassador. This video clip appeared in the 1987 Blessing of The New Bedford Fishing Fleet. http://www.westislandweather.com

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[mlb525]

Hope to see her visit New Bedford again soon.,after all New Bedford,MA is where the USCG was founded!

[rocky038]

i hope that ship sinks like its city that place is a shit hole

[Caylus1578]

Glad to see she's found a new home the other side of the Atlantic!