SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327), America’s Tall Ship, will be visiting San Francisco on Friday, July 25.
Media representatives are invited to ride aboard Eagle as she transits into San Francisco Bay. Please RSVP to U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest Public Affairs at padetsf@uscg.mil no later than 12 p.m. on July 23. Spots are limited and will be first come, first served.
Participants will meet at Pier 15 in San Francisco at 6:15 a.m., ride out to Eagle on a Coast Guard station boat and board the tall ship via an accommodation ladder (equivalent to one flight of stairs). Eagle will be mooring at Pier 15/17 near the Exploratorium museum. Guests can expect to disembark around 10:30 a.m.
Lifejackets will be provided to all guests. Close-toed shoes are mandatory.
San Francisco marks the ninth port call of Eagle’s 14-week journey along the West Coast. She was in San Francisco briefly in June, which was the first time she visited since 2008.
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. Constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, and originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German Navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II. Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and six miles of rigging. Eagle has served as a classroom at sea and a leadership laboratory for future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the Coast Guard Academy’s curriculum.
Additional information about the Eagle can be found https://uscga.edu/mission/eagle/. The Eagle's design dimensions can be found https://uscga.edu/mission/eagle/eagle-media-kit/
For more information about the 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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