Public tours of the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle will resume on Friday after it returns to San Diego.
Officials say free public tours will be offered at the B Street Pier at 1140 North Harbor Drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
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The largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only square-rigger still in active service with the US government is the Eagle, which was constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, and initially commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German Navy.
With a length of 295 feet, a sail area of over 22,300 square feet, and six miles of rigging, the Eagle was a post-World War II war reparation for the United States.
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Since 1946, the Coast Guard Academy has used the three-masted barque as a classroom at sea for aspiring Coast Guard officers, providing “at-sea leadership and professional development” as part of the curriculum.
In order to strengthen ties with partner countries, the Eagle also acts as a goodwill ambassador.
Since the Eagle’s last mooring in San Diego in 2008, this is the 12th port call along the West Coast.
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Go to www.facebook.com/CoastGuardCutterEagle to learn more about the Eagle.
