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| | Coast Guard Cutter Eagle |
 | | Eagle: Any of various large diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, including members of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus, characterized by a powerful hooked bill, keen vision, long broad wings, and strong soaring flight. |
 | | Today's Eagle, the seventh in a long line of proud cutters to bear the name, was built in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, as a training vessel for German Navy cadets. |
 | | Eagle in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty during the Bicentennial Celebration, 1976. |
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