Coast Guard celebrates Rockland as a Coast Guard City

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Coast Guard members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), Coast Guard Station Rockland and Coast Guard Academy cadets march in a parade for the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, Maine, August 3, 2024. The Academy Cadets were embarked on Eagle for a week of at-sea training. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

Coast Guard celebrates Rockland as a Coast Guard City

U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael Platt, the commander of the Coast Guard’s First District, left, waves to Coast Guard members alongside Lt. j.g. Melanie Arroyave, command aid, aboard Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) during the cutter’s transit into Rockland, Maine, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle, the Coast Guard’s First District and Station Rockland celebrated Rockland recertifying as an official Coast Guard City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

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U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland crewmembers conduct a personnel transfer to Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) in Rockland, Maine, Aug. 3, 2024. Eagle, the Coast Guard's First District and Station Rockland celebrated Rockland recertifying as a Coast Guard City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Trever Hammack)

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U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy members take a group photo at the Main Lobster Festival Big Parade, in Rockland, Maine, August 3, 2024. Coast Guard Station Rockland, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), Coast Guard Academy cadets and members from the USS Delbert D. Black participated in the parade. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jessica Rozzi-Ochs, left, Mayor of Rockland, Maine, Nicole Kalloch, Rockland City Council member Penelope York, Maine Senator Angus King, right, pose for a group photo aboard Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) in Rockland, Maine, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle, the Coast Guard’s First District and Station Rockland celebrated Rockland recertifying as an official Coast Guard City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

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U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets listen to Coast Guard Cutter Eagle crewmembers during Eagle's transit into Rockland Harbor, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle, the Coast Guard's First District, and Coast Guard Station Rockland celebrated Rockland recertifying as a Coast Guard City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Trever Hammack)

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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Fallon Ferguson, a culinary specialist assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) shares a laugh with a guest at Eagle’s reception to honor Rockland, Maine, as an official Coast Guard City, in Rockland, Maine, Aug. 2, 2024. Rockland recertified to become a Coast Guard City, demonstrating a mutually beneficial relationship between the local Coast Guard community and the City of Rockland. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) holds a reception to celebrate Rockland, Maine, recertifying as an official Coast Guard City, in Rockland, Aug. 3, 2024. Eagle’s command, crew and Coast Guard Academy cadets hosted members from the Coast Guard’s First District, Sector Northern New England, Station Rockland, Rockland officials, and community members while the ship was anchored in Rockland Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeremiah Chase, right, commanding officer of USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) salutes U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jessica Rozzi-Ochs, left, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) during a reception to celebrate Rockland, Maine, recertifying as an official Coast Guard City, in Rockland, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle’s command, crew and Coast Guard Academy cadets hosted members from the USS Delbert D. Black, the Coast Guard’s First District, Sector Northern New England, Station Rockland, Rockland officials, and community members while the ship was anchored in Rockland Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenlee Mars, a culinary specialist assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), places prepared dishes on a table for a reception to celebrate Rockland, Maine, as a Coast Guard City, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle’s command, crew and Coast Guard Academy cadets hosted the reception while the ship was anchored in Rockland Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Coast Guard Academy Chaplain Lt. Paul Song shares a laugh with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeremy Chase, the commanding officer of the USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), aboard Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), during a reception to celebrate Rockland, Maine, as a Coast Guard City, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle’s command, crew and Coast Guard Academy cadets hosted the reception while the ship was anchored in Rockland Harbor near the Delbert Black. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Megan Drewniak, deputy commander of Sector Northern New England, middle, speaks with Master Chief Petty Officer Rob Riemer, Sector Northern New England command master chief, at U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle’s reception to honor Rockland, Maine, as an official Coast Guard City, in Rockland, Maine, Aug. 3, 2024. Rockland recertified to become a Coast Guard City, demonstrating a mutually beneficial relationship between the local Coast Guard community and the City of Rockland. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

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U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Nichol Billow, command chief and food service officer for Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), places appetizers on a prepared table aboard the ship during a reception to celebrate Rockland, Maine, as a Coast Guard City, Aug. 2, 2024. Eagle’s command, crew and Coast Guard Academy cadets hosted the reception while the ship was anchored in Rockland Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kate Kilroy)

ROCKLAND, Maine — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327), Coast Guard’s First District command, Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, and Coast Guard Station Rockland celebrated Rockland recertifying as a Coast Guard City, in Rockland, Maine, on August 2, 2024.  

Eagle’s command, crew and Coast Guard Academy cadets hosted a reception while the ship was anchored in Rockland Harbor.  

Eagle crewmembers and U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets also marched in the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, on August 3, alongside Coast Guardsmen and a 29-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Rockland, as well as command and crewmembers from the USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). 

The Coast Guard City program recognizes communities that support local Coast Guard members. A city, municipality, or county earns the designation “Coast Guard City” or “Coast Guard Community” by making special efforts to acknowledge the professional work of the Coast Guardsmen working in their area.  

At 295 feet in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy curriculum.   

Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and six miles of rigging. The cutter was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II.  

Additional information about the Eagle can be found here. The Eagle's design dimensions can be found here.   

For more information about Eagle, including port cities, tour schedules, and current events, follow the "United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE" Facebook page or on Instagram @barqueeagle. All U.S. Coast Guard imagery is in the public domain and is encouraged to be shared widely.  

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