PENSACOLA, Fla. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) is scheduled to visit Pensacola and will be open to visitors Saturday and Sunday.
The Eagle will be moored at the Plaza de Luna Memorial Monument, located at 900 S. Palafox St. in downtown Pensacola, and will offer free public tours during the following dates and times:
- Saturday, May 23, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
No tickets are required for entry.
Pensacola marks the second port of call during the Eagle’s 106-day journey along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf of America. The last time Eagle visited Pensacola was in June 2022.
The Eagle, at 295 feet long, is a three-masted sailing barque with more than 22,300 square feet of sail and 6 miles of rigging. It is homeported at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Eagle is the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service.
Since May 1946, shortly after becoming a World War II prize, Eagle has served as a training vessel for Coast Guard Academy cadets and candidates from Officer Candidate School. The mission of Eagle is to develop and grow future officers, and every cadet will spend at least six weeks on board learning seamanship, navigation and leadership skills.
For a continuous stream of information about Eagle, including port cities, tour schedules, current events, and cadet and active-duty crew member photographs, follow us on the United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE Facebook page or Instagram @barqueeagle. Download high-resolution imagery and videos from Eagle's summer deployment here: https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/Eagle26. All U.S. Coast Guard imagery is in the public domain and can be shared widely.
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