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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Sail training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
For example, the USCGC Eagle is technically a barque and not a fully rigged ship.
A tall ship is usually defined by the topmast and topsails she carries as opposed to the modern high aspect ratio rigs and marconi mains carried by the sloops and yawls seen in every harbor today.
Subchapter H: Passenger vessels of more than 100 gross tons that carry passengers for hire and are required to pass regular USCG inspection of the ship and all onboard equipment.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Sail_training   (2283 words)

  
 Eagle Sailing Ship - Big Sailing Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle The US Coast Guard Barque EAGLE, a 295, 1800 ton, steel hull, three masted sailing vessel, is the only active tall ship in US...
USCG Eagle Coast Guard - 18" x 24" Series of 500 limited edition prints signed and numbered with history...
The Eagle, a vessel called the “Ambassador of the Coast Guard,” is the only sailing ship still active in the Coast Guard.
www.bigsailingguide.com /eagle-sailing-ship.html   (715 words)

  
 Semper Paratus: Always Faithful - US Coast Guard Anthem (words and music and history) presented by Instant Knowledge ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
**The defense of the cutter Eagle against the attack of the British brig Dispatch and an accompanying sloop, is one of the most dramatic incidents of the War of 1812.
Her guns were dragged up on a high bluff and from there the crew of Eagle fought the British ships from 9 o’clock in the morning until late in the afternoon.
It is on the decks and in the rigging of the EAGLE that these young men and women get their first taste of salt air and life at sea.
www.instantknowledgenews.com /coastguard.htm   (4919 words)

  
 Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine: 2002 Contents
The Barque of Saviors: Eagle's Passage from the Nazi Navy to the U.S. Coast Guard, by Russell Drumm
The Coast Guard performed its myriad of missions with limited resources—until 11 September when it found itself adjusting to the "new normalcy" on the frontlines of homeland security.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor the ships were diverted to Singapore, where most of the Brits were captured and spent the war being tortured by the Japanese.
www.usni.com /proceedings/pro2002toc.htm   (5788 words)

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